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		<title>Write Permissions on Plesk Windows Server Get Removed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 06:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ASP.NET Web Hosting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hosting Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Window Hosting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Permissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plesk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plesk Control Panel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Security]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This has been a regular problem with most of our Windows dedicated Server Clients as well as Windows Shared hosting client that has Plesk 8.4 installed on them, specially for those who need write permissions on web user for the ASP .NET/MSSQL and PHP/MySQL application, that the write permissions on the folder get removed own [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This has been a regular problem with most of our<strong> Windows dedicated Server Clients</strong> as well as <strong>Windows Shared hosting client </strong>that has Plesk 8.4 installed on them, specially for those who need <strong>write permissions </strong>on web user for the <strong>ASP .NET/MSSQL</strong> and <strong>PHP/MySQL</strong> application, that the write <strong>permissions </strong>on the folder get <strong>removed</strong> own its own without any changes being made by us or the client. After allot of scratching and investigation we were finally able to reveal the secrete about the permissions issue. The problem was not with Plesk but the way we use to set <strong>permissions </strong>on the folder.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-437" title="Plesk Permissions Problem on Windows" src="http://www.mywebhostingblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/plesk-86-premissions-problems.jpg" alt="plesk-86-premissions-problems" width="465" height="160" /></p>
<p>While I was searching for the solution I found the KB articel on Parallels sites below:</p>
<p><code>http://kb.parallels.com/en/1147</code></p>
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<p>Where they (<strong>Plesk adminstrators</strong>) have clearly mentioned that custom permissions set on top level folder like httpdocs, statistics, cgi-bin etc will get reset by Plesk. So I decided to make a test, I manually gave write permissions to httpdocs folder and ran <em><strong>webservmng.exe</strong></em> on it and yes it was removed. Then after allot digging I would that there us a file<em> .Security</em> which is saved under the folder with the domain name (parallel to httpdocs folder), that stores all permissions for that domain.</p>
<p>Before we start please be informed that these steps are applicable to <strong>Parallel Plesk version 8.4</strong> and above as <em>.Security</em> file was introduced in 8.4 only.</p>
<p>So here are steps to get around the problem permanently:</p>
<p>1. Backup the <em>.Security</em> file and delete it from<em> [drive]:inetpub/vhosts/domain_name,</em> this file saves all the permissions assigned to that user from Plesk on Windows. Deleting it will remove all the records.</p>
<p>2. After renaming or deleting the <em>. Security</em> file, run this command below:</p>
<p><code>"%plesk_bin%/websrvmng.exe" --reconfigure-vhost --vhost-name=domain_name</code></p>
<p>3. This command will create a new <em>.Security</em> file with all default permissions on that domain.</p>
<p>4. Now login into Plesk &gt;&gt; Click on Domains &gt;&gt; domain_name &gt;&gt; File Manager &gt;&gt; httpdocs &gt;&gt; golden padlock of folder_name to set perm on &gt;&gt; &#8220;Advance&#8221; Button &gt;&gt; Select users &gt;&gt; Assign permissions &gt;&gt; OK.</p>
<p>These steps will save new permissions in .Security file and even if you run <em><strong>websrvmng</strong></em> on that domain again, the new permissions that has been set from Plesk will not get removed. There is no need to add any special group or users like, <strong>ASPNET </strong>or <strong>NETWORK SERVICE</strong> to any folder as those permissions are handled by <strong>IUSR_ &amp; IWAM_/IWPD_ users</strong>.</p>
<p>Any permissions that has been assigned directly to httpdocs folder will get reset by <strong>Plesk </strong>and if you inherit them to sub folder, permissions from sub folder will also get removed.</p>
<p>So the moral is,<strong> DO NOT</strong> give any permissions from RDP, use File Manager option if you want to keep the trouble of permissions away.</p>
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		<title>Mail Enable Mail Server</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ASP.NET Web Hosting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Window Hosting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emails]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMAP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mail Enable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mail Server]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mail Transfer Agent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plesk Control Panel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[POP3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMTP]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Smooth working of Mail server totally depends upon Mail Enable Mail Transfer Agent , as the name suggest, Mail Enable MTA is a program running on Mail Server responsible for transferring email messages between computers over the Internet. Mail Server works with other programs in collaboration  to make up what we know as Messaging System. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Smooth working of <strong>Mail server</strong> totally depends upon <strong>Mail Enable Mail Transfer Agent</strong> , as the name suggest, <strong>Mail Enable MTA </strong>is a program running on <strong>Mail Server</strong> responsible for transferring email messages between computers over the Internet.</p>
<p><strong>Mail Server</strong> works with other programs in collaboration  to make up what we know as <strong>Messaging System</strong>. Messaging system must work without any flaws to keep smooth movement of <strong>Inbound and Outbound emails.</strong> <strong>Mail System</strong> uses following protocols to send and receive email messages.</p>
<p><strong>SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) &#8211; For Sending emails</strong></p>
<p><strong>POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) or         -  For Receiving emails.</strong></p>
<p><strong>IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)</strong></p>
<p>At any point you found out that emails are not reaching their destination, there are high chances of these emails would get stuck in <strong>Mail Queue</strong>. Only way to release emails from mail queue is to restart mail services. <strong>Restarting</strong> mail services is done from <strong>Mail Server</strong>. Make sure before restarting <strong>mail </strong>service you ask anyone who has good knowledge of doing it.</p>
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		<title>Hotlink Protection</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ASP.NET Web Hosting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bandwidth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hot linking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plesk Control Panel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web page]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[website]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Hot linking ? The process of direct linking to websites files such as images, videos etc is called as Hot Linking. It is like using an image (tag/image link) which you have found on someone else web page, and would be using on your blog. Every time the blog is browsed image will [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What is <strong>Hot linking</strong> ?</p>
<p>The process of direct linking to <strong>websites </strong>files such as images, videos etc is called as Hot Linking. It is like using an <strong>image</strong> <strong>(tag/image link)</strong> which you have found on someone else <strong>web page</strong>, and would be using on your <strong>blog</strong>. Every time the <strong>blog </strong>is browsed image will be shown because it is <strong>Hot linked</strong> from it&#8217;s original source.</p>
<p>This becomes a point of concern when your website is <strong>Hot linked</strong> by someone else.</p>
<p>Let me explain<br />
Every <strong>website </strong>has a fixed <strong>bandwidth </strong>(<strong>bandwidth </strong>- Amount of <strong>data transferred </strong>from <strong>website </strong>to a users computer). When any internet user browses a website and if that website is hot linked to your site then your <strong>website&#8217;s </strong><br />
<strong>bandwidth </strong>is used in transferring the requested data.<br />
??? =&gt; This means you are paying for the <strong>bandwidth </strong>which is not used by you.</p>
<p>To overcome <strong>Hot linking</strong>(<strong>Bandwidth </strong>Theft) <strong>Hotlink Protection</strong> is used. It prevents other websites from directly linking to files (as specified above) to your website.<br />
<strong>Hotlink Protection</strong> can be set from <strong>Plesk Control Panel</strong> as well.</p>
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