Thank you for your input. If anything I ask seems vague, it's likely my lack of familiarity.
T-mobile. America's First Nationwide 4G Network Michael Chaney <[email protected]> wrote: >1. You need to first get the server cleaned up, *then* try to get removed from >blacklists. When they see you asking again next month they'll be far less >likely to remove you. > > >2. Cleaning up the server requires determining how people got in - probably >bad PHP or Perl scripts. Cleaning the server is meaningless until you close >the door(s). > > >Your question is vague, so there's little anyone can do to help. But you >should probably consider whether running a dedicated server is the proper >option (and to help you with that decision, here's a subtle hint: NO). You >should never run your own mail server unless you're something like Google. > > >I don't know what all happens on that server but it's likely that some outside >companies provide those services and probably at a rate of no more than what's >being paid for a dedicated server now. > > >So, the "right direction" is moving to outside services and shutting that >server down asap. > > >Michael > > >On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 6:17 PM, Michael L <[email protected]> wrote: > >Hello NLUG, > >My main client / customer / employer, www.GraceAndTruth.Net / Grace And Truth >Ministries currently cannot send emails because the server hosting the site >has been blacklisted. > >I just found out that hostgator which hosts the leased dedicated server does >not routinely perform any scans since it is a dedicated server ..... > >Hostgator has initiated the request for removing the IP address from the >blacklists and now that we've requested a scan to be done to remove malware, >they're supposedly tending to it. > >Could you knowledgeable admins please point me in the right direction of >keeping the website secure and functioning optimally? > >Ideally if I can have a list of steps to follow with estimated required time >to keep things running, then I can report back to management on whether it's >possible for us to handle it in house or if we need to switch to some managed >server plan. > >Thank you kindly > > MichaelL > >-- >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"NLUG" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected] >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > >--- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"NLUG" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >email to [email protected]. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > >-- > >Michael Darrin Chaney, Sr. >[email protected] >http://www.michaelchaney.com/ > >-- >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"NLUG" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected] >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > >--- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"NLUG" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >email to [email protected]. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
