Installing piler enterprise on a single Ubuntu 20.04 node
A step-by-step walkthrough how to install piler enterprise on a single Ubuntu 20.04 node using a no-tenant license. Note that even though the video describes how to install all components on a single node, you are free to create a more distributed layout. Eg. install…
No-cost RHEL for small production workloads
You might have heard the rumor that Redhat had basically killed the Centos product line as we knew it in last December: https://blog.centos.org/2020/12/future-is-centos-stream/ This caused a massive disturbance in the Centos users’ community, see https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/12/centos-shifts-from-red-hat-unbranded-to-red-hat-beta/ for more on the topic. So Redhat in a response…
Searching in the GUI
This is the second part of our tutorial for end users how to use the free style search form in the piler GUI. The video covers several examples how to get the emails you want from the archive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sobGxL_tMA Part 1: Introduction and the basic…
Introduction to the piler GUI
Just made a short introduction video for end users how to use the piler GUI with a browser. It covers the following topics login elements of the search window basic features restore, download messages apply tags and notes user preferences help menu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUJ9ufBxU_Y Part 2:…
How to prepare your inbox and home office for a fresh start in 2021
Carson Tate wrote a genius article about how to organize and take both your home and your inbox to the next level. He explains how to turn your email program to your personal assistant by prioritizing your emails using color codes, and tracking your pending…
Stop using SMS as part of Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)
In today’s security landscape passwords alone might not be sufficient to protect resources. One way to improve the authentication process is asking something else beyond the passwords. Many products as well as several banks offer multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a method to increase security. One…
Import over the GUI
Starting from version 1.5.0, it’s possible to import emails from IMAP accounts over the GUI. The first step is to enable the import menu in the GUI. Set the following in /etc/piler/config-site.php: $config[‘ENABLE_IMPORT’] = 1; For multitenant installations you may enable it selectively for certain…
Consolidating several anti-spam message headers on the SMTP gateway
A dedicated SMTP gateway is optional in front of the archive, however it may provide huge benefits using one. For example it may shield your archive’s smtp port from the outside world, or it may help you unify the various antispam message headers. Scenario You…
Email archiving is the first line of defense from regulation penalties
Emails may contain evidence that can save you from FINRA fines. Only if you can present the relevant emails. A broker firm avoided penalties, because they had an email archive that preserved important emails that could prove their innocence. “FINRA fined a financial advisor…
SMTP ACL list
By default the piler-smtp server receives emails from any sources, and it may be a challenge to get rid of spammers accessing port 25. You may have several options to achieve that, eg. use iptables or a network firewall to restrict smtp access to the…
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