Email Password Requirements - Revision history

Coryme: /* How to Reset Password */

2014-03-20T19:10:49Z

‎How to Reset Password

Briana: Briana moved page New Password Requirements and Outgoing Mail to Email Password Requirements without leaving a redirect

2013-06-21T19:53:24Z

Briana moved page New Password Requirements and Outgoing Mail to Email Password Requirements without leaving a redirect

Briana at 19:52, 21 June 2013

2013-06-21T19:52:18Z

SeanC: Created page with "FORCETOC ==New Password Requirement== *Due to increased spamming activity, where spammers are guessing weak passwords, this mail server is now requiring a stronger passwor..."

2013-06-21T16:31:28Z

Created page with "__FORCETOC__ ==New Password Requirement== *Due to increased spamming activity, where spammers are guessing weak passwords, this mail server is now requiring a stronger passwor..."

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__FORCETOC__
==New Password Requirement==
*Due to increased spamming activity, where spammers are guessing weak passwords, this mail server is now requiring a stronger password for your account.
*Your account will not be able to send email via this server unless you change your password to a stronger one that meets the new requirements. The requirements are:
#At least 8 characters long
#At least 1 upper-case letter
#At least 1 lower-case letter
#At least 1 number
#At least 1 special character (EXAMPLE: - , _ ( ) $ % ! etc.)
#Cannot contain any variation the word 'password'
#Cannot contain your username
*You will still be able to receive mail. Sending mail will be restricted until the password meets the above requirements. Once you change the password, please wait up to '''30 minutes''' for the system to automatically recognize the changed password and re-enable the sending ability.
*This change will help prevent the server from being used to send spam, helping to prevent interruptions in mail delivery.

==How to Reset Password==
*You will need to log in to your Control Panel
#URL: '''https://wcp.hostek.com'''/
#Username:
#Password: ** same as your cp.hostek.com password **
*You can also login to the control panel through your billing control panel https://cp.hostek.com/clientarea.php
#Click on ''''My Services'''' 'Click the '''small Green arrow''' on the the notepad to the right'
#Now click the '''Login to Control Panel''' Icon'''
*Once you are logged into your WCP account, under the Email Section
#Click '''Users''' icon
#Click on the '''pen''' icon next to the user that you are changing the password for
#Now in the password form input the new password following our requirements, listed above.
#Now Click '''Save'''
#Note: You will still be able to receive mail. Sending mail will be restricted until the password meets the above requirements. Once you change the password, please wait up to '''30 minutes''' for the system to automatically recognize the changed password and re-enable the sending ability.

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 #Now Click '''Save'''
 #Note: You will still be able to receive mail. Sending mail will be restricted until the password meets the above requirements. Once you change the password, please wait up to '''30 minutes''' for the system to automatically recognize the changed password and re-enable the sending ability.
 [[Category:Email]]
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 __FORCETOC__
-==New Password Requirement==
+==Password Requirements==
-*Due to increased spamming activity, where spammers are guessing weak passwords, this mail server is now requiring a stronger password for your account.
+*Due to increased spamming activity, where spammers are programmatically guessing weak passwords, our mail servers are requiring strong passwords for your account.
-*Your account will not be able to send email via this server unless you change your password to a stronger one that meets the new requirements. The requirements are:
+*Your account will not be able to send email via our servers unless your email user has a strong password that meets the requirements below:
 #At least 8 characters long
 #At least 1 upper-case letter
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 #At least 1 number
 #At least 1 special character (EXAMPLE: - , _ ( ) $ % ! etc.)
-#Cannot contain any variation the word 'password'
+#Cannot contain any variation of the word 'password'
 #Cannot contain your username
-*You will still be able to receive mail. Sending mail will be restricted until the password meets the above requirements. Once you change the password, please wait up to '''30 minutes''' for the system to automatically recognize the changed password and re-enable the sending ability.
+*If you have an older email account that has a weak password, you will still be able to receive mail. Sending mail will be restricted until the password meets the above requirements. Once you change the password, please wait up to '''30 minutes''' for the system to automatically recognize the changed password and re-enable the sending ability.
 *This change will help prevent the server from being used to send spam, helping to prevent interruptions in mail delivery.
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 *You will need to log in to your Control Panel
 #URL: '''https://wcp.hostek.com'''/
-#Username:
+#Username: ** same as your cp.hostek.com username **
 #Password: ** same as your cp.hostek.com password **
 *You can also login to the control panel through your billing control panel https://cp.hostek.com/clientarea.php
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 #Note: You will still be able to receive mail. Sending mail will be restricted until the password meets the above requirements. Once you change the password, please wait up to '''30 minutes''' for the system to automatically recognize the changed password and re-enable the sending ability.
-[[Category:Control_Panels]]
+[[Category:Email]]
-[[Category:Windows]]
-[[Category:Linux]]
-[[Category:Railo]]
-[[Category:Coldfusion]]
-[[Category:Sales]]
 [[Category:SmarterMail]]

Email Password Requirements - Revision history

Coryme: /* How to Reset Password */

Briana: Briana moved page New Password Requirements and Outgoing Mail to Email Password Requirements without leaving a redirect

Briana at 19:52, 21 June 2013

SeanC: Created page with "__FORCETOC__ ==New Password Requirement== *Due to increased spamming activity, where spammers are guessing weak passwords, this mail server is now requiring a stronger passwor..."

SeanC: Created page with "FORCETOC ==New Password Requirement== *Due to increased spamming activity, where spammers are guessing weak passwords, this mail server is now requiring a stronger passwor..."