This article represents a small guide to understanding the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) concept and the ways to implement it on a server. It also includes useful tips on how to increase the security of such setups, with a special focus on the...

Competitive Antispam products, proper legislation, efforts towards a better user education, it has all been tried in order to stop spam. However, unsolicited emails keep consuming the space and time of all email users. Moreover, spam messages can be...

Most people lock their doors and windows, use a paper shredder to protect themselves from identity theft, and install antivirus software on their computers. Yet they routinely surf the Internet without giving a second thought to whether their browser...

There are dozens of specialized forums, online documentation pages, how to and “mini” how to articles, all-knowing contacts and search engines out there. Why then would a company or an end-user need to pay technical support to a vendor?...

Estimates vary, but generally it is believed that there are 100 to 500 Linux viruses out there. The tiny number of Linux viruses that do exist have never resulted in a significant outbreak. In comparison to the plethora of viruses and worms in...

A short presentation of MailScanner and ClamAV , as free email scanners alternatives for Linux, from ServerWatch: I've never been comfortable with Windows-based e-mail scanners because they run on the same porous, malware friendly platform they're...

Ages ago (in Internet time), when mainframe dinosaurs roamed the Earth, a new approach to computer networking called "client/server" emerged. Client/server proved to be a more cost-effective way to build many types of networks, particularly...

Here is an article that analyzes the results of independent tests performed by PC Magazine Romania comparing the AXIGEN Mail Server against two open source alternatives, Sendmail (with Dovecot) and Postfix (with Cyrus). The comparative...

Email clients are often loaded down with too many features. Rather than one big groupware package such as Outlook or Evolution, sometimes a simple email client is all you need. We look at three Linux email-only clients and see how they fare against...

Running your own email server can grant the owner a significant amount of freedom and experience.  It allows you to set up and maintain multiple email accounts and domains with ease and allows for keeping unwanted mail out of your inboxes. Also,...

Why use a Linux mail server? Check out the some of the advantages below. Supports POP3, IMAP and Web mail access. These are standard services that ideally should be available in any mail system for flexible email access. Is extremely...

How can we stop the madness? TQMCube’s David Hart, who currently runs a DNS blackhole list as an atonement of sorts for formerly serving as a consultant for a spammer, thinks that ISPs should simply block all unauthorized traffic on port 25,...

Here is a thorough article about emails, put together by Marshall Brain and Tim Crosby. Inside the article: Introduction to How Email Works; A Simple Email Server; More Complex Servers; The SMTP Server; The POP3 and IMAP Servers; IMAP Problems and...

A white-list is a list of email senders whom you trust and would like to receive mail from. Conversely, a blacklist contains those that are not to be trusted. Blacklists need to be configured and administered on a server, at the ISP (Internet Service...

Demilitarized zone, used to secure an internal network from external access. You can use Linux firewall to create DMZ easily. There are many different ways to design a network with a DMZ. The basic method is to use a single Linux firewall with 3...

During a security assessment, I found that I could connect to the SMTP gateway using Telnet. I tried sending mail from a fake domain, but it was detected as a mail relay and stopped. When I sent messages to fake employees inside the organization's...

PCWorld : Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) said they've discovered a critical weakness in the spam ecosystem that could be used to help cut off the promise of economic returns fuelling the huge growth in spam levels: In a...

Phishing is one of the most prevalent of all Internet scams. At any one time, a large number of major financial institutions and online entities around the world will be the target of phishing scammers. Some high profile institutions such as Citibank...

E-mail worms, not long ago the scourge of the Internet, have declined sharply in 2007, a security company has revealed. According to UTM security vendor Fortinet, the incidence of mass-mailing worms has declined by 5 percent each month since the start...

Ask any Internet user what they hate most about being online and you will usually hear an earful about spam. Spam is considered by many to be the scourge of the Internet. It is certainly a costly problem, both in time and in the costs organizations...

This white paper describes the integration of the AXIGEN Mail Server with the Mailarchiva archiving solution: the benefits of the integration, how it pro-actively addresses the issues arising for businesses of all sizes that work towards complying with...

The definition of SPAM has changed from the permission-based regulatory definition of "unsolicited commercial email" to a subjective, perception-based definition centered on consumer dissatisfaction, according to a recent survey. Jointly...

For years, the specter of viruses, Trojan horses and worms caused many a chief security officer to lose sleep. But it’s the enemy within that is now prompting IT staffers to ramp up security efforts. According to Forrester Research, the majority...

Understand the basic facts about email management -- what it is and why you need it. What is email management? Email management encompasses four areas: Security, Backup/Storage/Recover, Spam and Virus Protection, and Compliance. Each of those...

What are the advantages and disadvantages of an in-house email archiving system verses a hosted system? Those are really the two principle avenues for email archiving. A "hosted" system is basically an archiving system that is contracted...

Spam and virus threats to enterprise messaging security and compliance may level off this year compared to 2007, but social engineering techniques are evolving to challenge businesses and security software providers, according to a new report released...

A consensus on the definition for "unified communications" may be harder to establish than you might think. For example, here are some possible definitions:      - A unified communications system routes voicemail sent to...

But it’s not a losing battle. New technology can filter out more than 97 percent of spam — without axing legitimate messages. SoftScan, a European managed-security services provider focused on messaging, reported that spam levels...

Checking email, reading email and answering email can take up hours of time if you let it. But only if you let it. Here are four simple email management rules to help you keep control of your inbox: 1) Let your email program manage your email as much...

Top Rules for an Effective Email Communication Email is one of today’s most widely employed means of communication. Whether for personal or business purposes, email is extensively used throughout every day activities, its speed and reliability...

The leading technology research firm, The Radicati Group Inc., publishes an extensive white paper reviewing the strategic importance of email messaging systems in today’s business environments and the AXIGEN Mail Server . Email is a vital...

Online firm Habeas released its annual study of consumer attitudes Wednesday, which showed that email remains the "primary method of communications in personal and business capacities." The survey found that 67% of respondents prefer email...

Despite a decline in spending on business software given a waning U.S. economy, an April 2008 survey of IT organizations shows that virtualization software spending has increased. The survey of about 2,000 respondents by Rockville, Md.-based...

E-mail archiving is the process of systematically recording and saving copies of e-mail correspondence for records keeping and documentation purposes. US courts have issued guidelines on what is called 'e-discovery' or exchanging information using...

Email's popularity has had a profound impact on archiving. But not all email archiving tools are created equal. An archiving tool must interface with your email or database system, yet impose few performance penalties against the applications using the...

Unified communications represents the goal of many workplace decision makers - the integration of e-mail, telephony, presence, fax, mobile communications, collaboration tools, audio conferencing, Web conferencing and videoconferencing into a...

Small businesses are indeed the latest target for spammers. Most small businesses -- unlike their big business counterparts -- have less sophisticated anti-spam protection, and spammers have shifted their tactics to take advantage of an easier target....

Networkworld.com publishes the conclusions of an extensive study they have conducted on email, web and instant messaging security issues within North-American mid-sized and large enterprises. Among the findings of the study, there were:   - Two...

Web-based email may be exposing you to privacy and security problems you didn't expect Web-based email is booming. Services such as Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail are convenient, accessible and, best of all, free. Many of us have come to rely on them...

E-mail users are receiving an increasing number of bounceback spam, known as backscatter, and security experts say this kind of spam is growing The bounceback email messages come in at a trickle, maybe one or two every hour. The subject lines are...

There is a general paranoia about server virtualization in the security community that goes something like this. The server virtualization hypervisor acts as a resource switch enabling multiple virtual hosts to share a single physical system. In...

Tech vendors have made headway in the war on spam, yet spammers are returning volley with sheer numbers. Perhaps it's time for more drastic measures? "The biggest reason we're not winning the war on spam has little to do with the anti-spam...

Most small and large enterprises are uncertain of the benefits of a unified communications implementation, according to a recent survey of 2008 networking plans from Forrester Research. Fifty-five percent of the 2,187 North American and European...

Many employees in the modern workplace simply assume their electronic communications are being read by IT administrators. A new study released by IT security firm Cyber-Ark Software shows that those assumptions aren't too far off base. The survey of...

IT professionals may initially be awestruck by the promises of virtualization, but Gartner analysts warn that awe could turn into upset when organizations start to suffer from seven nasty side effects. Here are the reasons Gartner says virtualization...

Using virtualisation software will not just save money and space, but also help optimise IT for business needs. CIOs who have converted to virtualization are keen to praise its cost benefits and preach the green benefits of its power savings, but...

When U.S. Cellular's chief operating officer, Jay Ellison, imposed a "no email Friday" rule at his company, he thought it would ease workers' overload. Instead, he got a rebellion: A growing number of employers, including U.S. Cellular,...

According to a new survey, almost two thirds of business users have to manage their own e-mail inboxes to stay under corporate capacity limits. And for almost a third, those limits are a paltry 100MB or less. C2C sponsored the third-party survey to...

Forrester Research has a new report out that offers some insights into the communications technologies that enterprises are adopting -- and are still holding off on. There's also a provocative data point on how involved business unit executives are in...

One of the more important benefits of unified messaging - the integration of e-mail, voice and fax communications in a single mailbox - is the time savings that it affords users. Here's a stab at quantifying just the voicemail-related benefits of...

In today’s business environments, we often hear the term ‘high-availability’. Whether a hardware or software solution, we aim for redundancy at all levels, so as to maximize the availability of mission-critical services and...

Networkworld.com has recently conducted a study asking decision-makers in midsized and large organizations in North America about how concerned they were on a variety of issues. Here are some of the results: Email archiving: - 36% of...

Gecad Technologies, the company developing the AXIGEN Mail Server, announced this month the first round of investments from a consortium of important venture capitals and technology companies such as Global Finance, 3TS-Cisco Growth Fund III and...

AXIGEN, the professional mail server vendor, and Parallels, worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software, have launched a strategic technological partnership to offer an integrated AXIGEN Mail Server and Parallels Virtuozzo Containers...

AXIGEN, the professional messaging solution vendor, has released the commercial version of AXIGEN Mail Server 6.0. The new version is designed to effectively address the requirements of both collaborative enterprises and service providers offering...

AXIGEN, the professional messaging solution vendor, and Stimulus Software, vendor of the MailArchiva email archiving system, have announced the closure of a partnership aimed at integrating email messaging and archiving functionalities. Through this...

AXIGEN, the professional messaging solution vendor, has announced the release of a new version, AXIGEN Mail Server 6.1. The new beta release allows mobile phone users to access their mailbox through the Mobile WebMail interface.The new mobile messaging...

AXIGEN has released the commercial version of the AXIGEN Mail Server 6.1.Here is a glimpse of the features newly-made available by AXIGEN v6.1:1. Mobile WebMail Interface – enables users to access their email accounts from mobile phones with...

FREE Webinar. Presentation and registration details, available here:Gecad Technologies SA, vendor of the AXIGEN Mail Server, organizes on July 15th a webinar called "Upgrading Your Email Server".The webinar will present the basic concepts and...

FREE Webinar. Find out more about the webinar and registration:Gecad Technologies, vendor of the AXIGEN professional messaging solution, delivers on July16th, 2008, a webinar called "High Availability for SMB; Clustering for Extended...

AXIGEN has released yet another version of its messaging solution: AXIGEN Mail Server 6.1 Beta for Windows operating systems. The new beta release runs on Windows Server 2003 and on Windows XP platforms, bringing all the high-end functionalities of the...

Conference, workshops and bootcamps for executives and managers of software companies.Software Business 2008 (conference) October 30-31, Marriott, San FranciscoISV executives and managers are coming to Software Business 2008 to learn from the best of...

Here are some new features for 2008: At the Mobile Linux Conference at LinuxWorld, attendees can take advantage of in-depth technical training, strategic insights and gain hands-on experience in the mobile arena focusing on Linux and open source...

The eMail Event covers every aspect of using, managing and monitoring inbound and outbound email. The target audience comprises a mix of senior Technologists & Marketing Professionals, who have come to rely on email (and related technologies) as a...

CeBIT - the biggest trade show for the ICT sector worldwide - is universally regarded as the no. 1 marketplace for digital business. In Hannover you'll gain an insight into the future digital age. As the figures demonstrate, the opportunities are...

The Spring 2008 event will take place on May 13th - 15th, and will focus on GETTING REAL in the Internet industry and the success stories of those who are. The overwhelming majority of selected sessions will include the hottest trends, technologies,...

Each year more than 500 of the top decision makers from the most important European webhosting companies attend Webhosting Day for an exchange of the latest trends in the industry, to gain new impressions and to forge closer networking contacts. The...

At the 2008 version of ETech, the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, we'll take a wide-eyed look at the brand new tech that's tweaking how we are seen as individuals, how we choose to channel and divert our energy and attention, and what...

Gartner Symposium/ITxpo is the industry's largest and most strategic conference for senior IT and business professionals.Date: 6-10 April, 2008Location: Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NVRegistration and additional details regarding this conference and other...

The Florida Linux Show is a must for all Florida companies whose technology and success, revolve around the Internet (this is everyone). With the power of the Internet reaching into global, national, and local markets it is important to remain vigilant...

Join the most comprehensive forum in information security. Come learn about the latest trends and technologies, get access to new best practices, and gain insight into the practical and pragmatic perspectives on the most business critical issues facing...

The eighth FOSDEM is a two-day event organized by volunteers to promote the widespread use of Free and Open Source software.FOSDEM is a free and non-commercial event organized by the community for the community. The goal is to provide Free Software and...

The event will focus on enterprise Linux and open source technologies, and their adoption in the datacenters of financial markets firms. Killer applications, including virtual appliances and virtualization, Linux-as-a-Service and realtime/low latency...

Eclipse is an open source community whose projects are focused on building an open development platform comprised of extensible frameworks, tools and runtimes for building, deploying and managing software across the lifecycle.EclipseCon is the premier...

VoiceCon Orlando 2008: Building Your IP Telephony Platform - We are poised for a new era in enterprise communications. As IP Telephony platforms roll out, expectations for what they’ll deliver have expanded.There are two key issues facing every...

Leading innovators will share the latest breakthroughs in science and technology at the 2008 Washington State Technology Summit. Washington Technology Center is pleased to host the 2008 Washington State Technology Summit. The 2008 Technology...

Join hundreds of other software developers, development managers, test/QA managers and senior test professionals at the Software Test & Performance Conference™ Spring 2008!More than 70 classes and full day tutorials cover software test/QA and...

Date: Feb 25-26, 2008Location: San Jose, California For further details, please visit: www.usenix.org/events/

Join us in Boston, MA, June 22–27, 2008, for the 2008 USENIX Annual Technical Conference. USENIX Annual Tech has always been the place to present groundbreaking research and cutting-edge practices in a wide variety of technologies and...