by Lakshmi Vijayakumar | Jan 9, 2019 | Nginx, Server Administration
Bruteforce attacks have become a nightmare for all website owners. And to secure their websites, they set strong username and password. Is it sufficient? Well, this keeps your account safe. But, there’s another side as well. Bruteforce attacks consume many...
by Lakshmi Vijayakumar | Jan 8, 2019 | Server Management
It’s really frustrating when you can’t send emails on time. In most of the cases, senders receive a bounce back message explaining the reason, and most of them are self explaining, but some of them may be unclear. One such bounce back message is...
by Sijin George | Jan 8, 2019 | Nginx, Server Administration
Installing SSL certificate on your website is a major step towards secure data transfer. The setup of SSL slightly differs depending on the SSL provider and the web server. At times, following wrong steps for adding AlphaSSL in web servers like Nginx can cause broken...
by Lakshmi Vijayakumar | Jan 7, 2019 | Apache, DDoS, Technical Support
It’s a fact that the threat of DDoS attacks is increasing! Since Apache is a widely used web server, it can fall as the prime victim of DDoS. Quite a terrible situation, right? So, what’s the smart decision here? Even though, there is no perfect solution...
by Sijin George | Jan 7, 2019 | Server Administration
Problems with website mail module can be really critical. It can end up in the loss order mails, feedback from customers and so on. Often, bad configuration in custom mail forms or mail module in applications like OsTicket, CiviCRM can show the error “SMTP:...
by Lakshmi Vijayakumar | Jan 6, 2019 | Magento, Server Management
Spammers do anything to get into the Magento site, among which customer registration spam is the most used method. And, what’s the end result? These attacks can overwhelm your store and have a negative impact on search engine rankings. At Bobcares, we help...
by Sijin George | Jan 5, 2019 | Vultr
Setting a complex password is the first step of securing any server. But, what if you can’t remember the Vultr server root password few days after the setup ? One of the solution is to reset the root password of your Vultr instance. And, this involves a series...
by Lakshmi Vijayakumar | Jan 5, 2019 | Server Administration
Unable to send mail at the right time can even result in the loss of a major business opportunity. Quite frustrating! we know. And, when error messages contain technical jargons, it becomes more frustrating. One such error is “failed to connect socket connection...
by Lakshmi Vijayakumar | Jan 4, 2019 | Server Management
Email errors are difficult to deal with, particularly if there is no specific information about the error. One such error is “554 permanent problems with the remote server”. At Bobcares, we help customers resolve email errors as part of our Server Support...
by Sijin George | Jan 4, 2019 | Server Administration
Why is Spamhaus blocking outgoing mail? I was replying to one of my customers and received a Spamhaus bounce back. My mail server IP [19x.1xx.60.84] is being blocked by Spamhaus. Please help! That was a recent support request we received in our Server Support Services...