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ethtool - networking

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allows you to query and change your NIC settings.

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miitool - networking

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view, manipulate,

media independent interface

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fdisk - networking

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manipulates disk partition table

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mountsmb - networking

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used to mount smb drives

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su - networking

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switch user ID during a login session

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dig -networking

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Domain Information Groper Prints DNS information txt mx records

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ping - networking

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Send ICMP packets

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ifconfig - networking

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Interface configuration - used to configure and print interface information

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telnet - networking

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used to communicate with another host using the telnet protocol

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tcpdump - networking

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Transmission control protocol dump - used to capture packets and save to files

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traceroute - networking

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displays route and transfer delays of packets across an IP network to a given host

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netstat - networking

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network statistics - shows current connections and shows open ports being used

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arp - networking

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address resolution protocol - resolves an IP address of a system to a MAC address.

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route - networking

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prints and configures IP routing table

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curl - networking

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client URL - used to transfer data to and from servers

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iptables - networking

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configures the kernel firewall chains and rules to manage inbound/outbound mail

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nmap -networking

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network map - network application tool and security/port scanner

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df - performance

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disk free - displays available disk space

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du - performance

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disk usage - file space usage

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top - performance

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displays processes q

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ps - performance

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process status - provides info on currently running processes

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kill -performance

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kill - terminate a process

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killall - performance

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killall - kills all processes by name

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vmstat - performance

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virtual memory statistics - IO/CPU/MEM monitoring utility

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strace - performance
strace - trace system calls and signals
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cp - files, folders, scripts
copy files and directories
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scp - files, folders, scripts
secure copy - copy over ssh
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mvless - files, folders, scripts
move files from one place to another
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less - files, folders, scripts
used to read contents of a file one page at a time
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cat - files, folders, scripts
concatenate - reads data from files and outputs their content
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chmod - files, folders, scripts
change mode - change access mode of a file (permissions)
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chown - files, folders, scripts
change owner - change the owner of a file or directory
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file - files, folders, scripts
determines file type
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find - files, folders, scripts
searches in real-time, slower but more up to date
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ls - files, folders, scripts
list files/directories within a current working directory
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ll - files, folders, scripts
long list
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lsof - files, folders, scripts
list open files
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locate - files, folders, scripts
searches using previously generated database. much faster that "locate" but uses an older database.
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mkdir - files, folders, scripts
make directory - creates directories
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tail - files, folders, scripts
prints last lines of a file
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tar - files, folders, scripts
creates a compressed file called a tarball
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head - folders, files, scripts
prints first lines of a file
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gzip - files, folders, scripts
compresses files
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gunzip - files, folders, scripts
expands compressed gzip files
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diff - files, folders, scripts
used in comparing the differences in files line by line
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rm - files, folders, scripts
remove files and directories
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emacs - files, folders, scripts
family of text editors
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vi - files, folders, scripts
visual instrument - text editor for programs and scripts
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zcat - files, folders, scripts
compress or expand files
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touch - files, folders, scripts
creates a file
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wc - files, folders, scripts
word count
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which - files, folders, scripts
identify the location of executables and shows full path of the shell commands
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md5sum - files, folders, scripts
calculates and verifies 128 bit MD5 hashes
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stdin - files, folders, scripts
standard input - carries data from a user to a program
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stdout - files, folders, scripts
standard output - writes data that was generated by a program
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stderr - files, programs, scripts
standard error - errors generated by a program that failed at some point
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awk - general linux
pattern scanning and processing message
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dmesg - general linux
print or control the kernel ring buffer
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screen - general linux
allows split screen running several processes at once
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cd - general Linux
change directory - change working directory
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pwd - general Linux
print working directory
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sudo - general Linux
superuser do - give specific users permission to run specific system commands at the root level
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uptime - general Linux
prints device uptime - how long the system has been running, number of logged on users and system load averages
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wall - general Linux
write to all - displays/sends msg to all logged in users
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history - general Linux
shows previous commands used by a user
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halt - general Linux
stops processes- instructs the HW to stop all CPU functions
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hostname - general Linux
prints system hostname
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reboot - general Linux
sends signal to reboot, halt, or power off.
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shutdown - general Linux
send a shutdown signal - schedules a time for system to power down
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watch - general Linux
execute a program periodically
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grep - general Linux
global regular expression print - searches a file for a specific pattern and displays all lines that contain it
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egrep - general Linux
extended global regular expression print - when you need to use the extended version of grep but with some extra metacharacters
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zgrep - general Linux
grep for compressed files
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date - general Linux
displays system date and time or used to change system time
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reiserfsck - general Linux
file system check for Reiser file systems
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fsck.xfs - general Linux
file system check for xfs file system
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mount - general Linux
mount a file system also for SD card, USB storage etc
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ntpdate - general Linux
used to sync date to an NTP server
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whoami - general Linux
print user ID
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uname - general Linux
print system information
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last - general Linux
shows the list of the last users logged into the system
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man - general Linux
manual - shows the manual pages for programs and commands
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requeue inbound mail - specific to ESG
postsuper -r ALL
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delete all messages from the queue - specific to ESG
postsuper -c /home/emailswitch/code/firmware/current/etc/ -d ALL
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config_change - specific to ESG
modifies entries in MySQL database
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config_read - specific to ESG
prints entries in MySQL database
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count_in - specific to ESG
displays number of messages in inbound queue
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count_out - specific to ESG
displays number of messages in outbound queue
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ldapwalk.pl - specific to ESG
used for testing LDAP settings, connections, looks for a user on a connected server.
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fadctl - specific to ESG
used for checking .fad RBL files
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ldapsearch- specific to ESG
used for testing and pulling LDAP information
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support-tunnel.cgi - specific to ESG
used for managing and configuring support tunnels. opening them from a browser or keeping them open
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tunnels.pl - specific to ESG
used to iterate over each system in a cluster and opens a tunnel
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revert.pl - specific to ESG
used to revert back to a previous definition
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service - specific to ESG
use for calling a service and changing its state/config
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bstat - specific to ESG
used to check Bayesian database stats
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bscore - specific to ESG
used to check for Bayesian database global or user score
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remove_invalid.pl - specific to ESG
used to remove duplicate or invalid config entries
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mod_hash.util - specific to ESG
used for custom rule lookups like RBL listings
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deliver_mstore.pl - specific to ESG
redelivers messages stored in /email/mstore
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mstoreforward.pl - specific to ESG
redelivers single message to specific email address
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postsuper - specific to ESG
used to requeue messages
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qm.pl - specific to ESG
queue management tool- used to delete, hold, or move message between in and out queue
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& - special characters used in bash and shell
ampersand - run processes in the background
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| - special characters used in bash and shell
pipe - sends the output of one program to another program for further processing.
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> - special characters used in bash and shell
redirection operator - used to overwrite
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>> - special characters used in bash and shell
redirection operator - used to append (add/attach)
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' - special characters used in bash and shell | single quote
single quote - enclosing characters in a single quote preserves their literal value
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" - special characters used in bash and shell | double quote
double quote - preserves the literal value of all the characters in the quote
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` - special characters used in bash and shell | backtick
back tick - is executed by the shell before the main command
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smtpctl - responsibilities of each service
SMTP service
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smctl - responsibilities of each service
SSH master
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httpctl - responsibilities of each service
webserver
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intentctl - responsibilities of each service
intent analysis
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lmctl - responsibilities of each service
log monitor
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qhctl - responsibilities of each service
quarantine helper
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rverifyctl - responsibilities of each service
recipient verification
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sasctl - responsibilities of each service
SASL Auth Service
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stunnelctl - responsibilities of each service
support tunnel service
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throttlectl - responsibilities of each service
rate control service
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apache - responsibilities of each service
web service agent
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How to address the following situations - | Restart recipient verification while in debug mode
verifyctl -D restart
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How to address the following situations - | Ensure recipient verification always starts when in debug mode
vi /home/emailswitch/code/firmware/current/sbin/reverifyctl | change line 12 to DEBUG=1
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How to address the following situations - | How to turn on and off web debugging on firmware versions 4.x and below.
touch /tmp/web.debug /etc/init.d/apache restart tail -f /tmp/web_error_log
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How to address the following situations - | why would you decrease an MTU?
max transmission unit - because of slower packet delivery and needing to resend the entire packet. Decreasing it speeds the packet delivery
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How to address the following situations - | When would a smarthost be used?
when a customer needs outbound mail relay set up
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How to address the following situations - | Explain to a customer what a default gateway is.
serves as a default forwarding host to other networks when no other route info matches the destination IP of the packet.
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How to address the following situations - | Copy an SSL cert from 1 ESG to another.
cat /home/emailswitch/code/config/ssl_signed_cert.pem hightlight and copy everything vi /home/emailswitch/code/config/ssl_signed_cert.pem paste Then mtactl restart, smtpctl restart, service apache restart
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How to address the following situations - | Configure emails to be blocked based on given scenario
anything in the block/accept tab
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How to address the following situations - | Turn on Energizer Updates
Basic > Status - to activate subscription | Advanced > Energize Updates - to update
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How to address the following situations - | Configure an ESG to use TLS
Advanced > Secure Admin Upload cert > copy and paste into /home/emailswitch/code/config/ssl_signed_cert.pem Advanced > Email Protocol (then SMTP over TLS)
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How to address the following situations - | Configure a cluster
Advanced > Clustering > needs to be same model number and same firmware > make sure both ESGs have same clustered shared secret > Make sure ports 443, 8000, 8002 are open between the 2 ESGs > Add the IP address of the first ESG into the Join Cluster field on the Advanced/Clustering page of the 2nd ESG's interface > then click join cluster option.
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How to address the following situations - | Restart a service
service restart
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How to address the following situations - | Errors noticed when reading tcpdump - wireshark
locating failed connections - look for SYNS, ACKS, FINS Malformed packets, window sizes being out of whack, connecting interruptions, etc. Wireshark - color codes packets black and red which usually means a bad sign.
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How to address the following situations - | Identify actions that would be taken from mail servers connecting to ESG
``` Initial connection greeting ehlo/helo TLS negotiation recipient verification mail transfer ```
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Type of Info Found in the Following Logs - | /home/product
config, definitions, firmware, | cdf
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Type of Info Found in the Following Logs - | /mail/log/info
processed mail information | pmi
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Type of Info Found in the Following Logs - | /mail/log/warnings
warning log for processed mail - hardware errors
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Type of Info Found in the Following Logs - | /mail/log/errors
error log for processed mail - service logs entries
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Type of Info Found in the Following Logs - | /home/emailswitch/code/firmware/current/web/cgi-bin
/home/emailswitch/code/firmware/current/web/cgi-bin - | reloads the config database
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Type of Info Found in the Following Logs - | What is the difference between a Hub and a Switch?
A hub is dumb. Plug computers into a hub for a LAN. A switch can do the same thing but is smarter and with software it can learn.