Well, this is a bit embarrassing but I'll give it a try.
When dealing with the same software since 2003 (or 04 I am not sure) and some features are just hard-wired in your brain, it's difficult to find a new solution. It's like trying to quit smoking or something.
So I made a list to ask a few questions from the "Admin" side of the panel. I tried "FAQ for DirectAdmin new customers" and it solved me a few questions but anyway, sorry I got a few more
a) Mail related things. Which are critical. Not to blacklist us etc:
1) Max failures / Defer percentage. Is there anywhere in panel ? Or a way to implement it ? Useful when we got spam. Not all users/domains are saints. There are old installs usually infected with backdoors / phishing sites / spam apps.
2) Alerts on weird Outbound connections (probably spam, huge mail queues) like OSM from configserver or built in ?
3) I use this for spoofing / outgoing spam protection. Can I do the same in exim ?
And when I say can I do the same what I mean. Can we generally edit the confs ? Or like cPanel they will be overwritten?****
4) Automatically SPF / DKIM generation: Is there a list? Let's say I migrate 100 accounts, how I can see if all 100 have SPF and/or DKIM enabled and enable them one by one or bulk ?
5) Automatically SNI mail.domain. Solved thanks to FAQ.
6) Functions in panel for: Mail Delivery Reports, Mail statistics, Relayers, View Sent Summary. Are in there or script / plugin alternative ?
7) Alternative to /etc/mailips - I think FAQ and https://www.directadmin.com/features.php?id=1692 solved this too. * Or else: How can I transfer all domains in different IP if I get blacklisted. *
b. Apache Stuff:
1) Can I touch anything ? Or there are configs that are overwritten like cPanel and I need to pay attention in which files ?
2) Is there a place to define Options: TLS/Ciphersuite/Signature/Directory options/Spare Max-Min Servers/Server Limit/ Max workers/ KeepAlive/ Timeouts or I edit manually? If manually, there are specific files that I can touch ?
*(2.b: Same goes for exim, dovecot, ftpd. What I can touch and where? Are there specific included confs for max connections / ciphers / tweaking / changing limits?) Anything gets overwritten ? Are there somewhere in panel or by hand/terminal only ?
3) Equivalent / Similar or Alternative to these menus: Apache status / Daily Process Log / Task queue / PHP Options - custom php files (like PHP Manager) or by hand ? And if by hand, where are the files? Can we put custom php.inis inside every user ?
c. Other Stuff:
1)Bulk and/or one by one domain TTL change? I thought I saw parameters for SOA, NS, etc but no the TTL. Also, can we bulk change it in case of transfers for example ? Or with scripts if no in panel ?
2) phpMyAdmin for root/admin user. Possible not to ask password?
3) Script/Page like AutoSSL layout? Or else "How to quickly check if everyone's certs are ok and if not, enable them, or check why".
d. Client side:
I think I loved it. Icons grid/hybrid is a love with first sight. But still 2 questions:
1) Direct Login to phpMyAdmin for customers with no password ?
2) Direct Login to Mail Accounts too? Or a walkthrough how to do it at least at admin level when we troubleshooting issues.
3) Mail account password change. I think solved here: http://forum.directadmin.com/showthread.php?t=56858 using /CMD_CHANGE_EMAIL_PASSWORD
Sorry if some (or all) of the questions are sound silly but it's completely new to me. I don't even know for example which configs I can touch and which are managed by DA.
When dealing with the same software since 2003 (or 04 I am not sure) and some features are just hard-wired in your brain, it's difficult to find a new solution. It's like trying to quit smoking or something.
So I made a list to ask a few questions from the "Admin" side of the panel. I tried "FAQ for DirectAdmin new customers" and it solved me a few questions but anyway, sorry I got a few more
a) Mail related things. Which are critical. Not to blacklist us etc:
1) Max failures / Defer percentage. Is there anywhere in panel ? Or a way to implement it ? Useful when we got spam. Not all users/domains are saints. There are old installs usually infected with backdoors / phishing sites / spam apps.
2) Alerts on weird Outbound connections (probably spam, huge mail queues) like OSM from configserver or built in ?
3) I use this for spoofing / outgoing spam protection. Can I do the same in exim ?
And when I say can I do the same what I mean. Can we generally edit the confs ? Or like cPanel they will be overwritten?****
4) Automatically SPF / DKIM generation: Is there a list? Let's say I migrate 100 accounts, how I can see if all 100 have SPF and/or DKIM enabled and enable them one by one or bulk ?
5) Automatically SNI mail.domain. Solved thanks to FAQ.
6) Functions in panel for: Mail Delivery Reports, Mail statistics, Relayers, View Sent Summary. Are in there or script / plugin alternative ?
7) Alternative to /etc/mailips - I think FAQ and https://www.directadmin.com/features.php?id=1692 solved this too. * Or else: How can I transfer all domains in different IP if I get blacklisted. *
b. Apache Stuff:
1) Can I touch anything ? Or there are configs that are overwritten like cPanel and I need to pay attention in which files ?
2) Is there a place to define Options: TLS/Ciphersuite/Signature/Directory options/Spare Max-Min Servers/Server Limit/ Max workers/ KeepAlive/ Timeouts or I edit manually? If manually, there are specific files that I can touch ?
*(2.b: Same goes for exim, dovecot, ftpd. What I can touch and where? Are there specific included confs for max connections / ciphers / tweaking / changing limits?) Anything gets overwritten ? Are there somewhere in panel or by hand/terminal only ?
3) Equivalent / Similar or Alternative to these menus: Apache status / Daily Process Log / Task queue / PHP Options - custom php files (like PHP Manager) or by hand ? And if by hand, where are the files? Can we put custom php.inis inside every user ?
c. Other Stuff:
1)Bulk and/or one by one domain TTL change? I thought I saw parameters for SOA, NS, etc but no the TTL. Also, can we bulk change it in case of transfers for example ? Or with scripts if no in panel ?
2) phpMyAdmin for root/admin user. Possible not to ask password?
3) Script/Page like AutoSSL layout? Or else "How to quickly check if everyone's certs are ok and if not, enable them, or check why".
d. Client side:
I think I loved it. Icons grid/hybrid is a love with first sight. But still 2 questions:
1) Direct Login to phpMyAdmin for customers with no password ?
2) Direct Login to Mail Accounts too? Or a walkthrough how to do it at least at admin level when we troubleshooting issues.
3) Mail account password change. I think solved here: http://forum.directadmin.com/showthread.php?t=56858 using /CMD_CHANGE_EMAIL_PASSWORD
Sorry if some (or all) of the questions are sound silly but it's completely new to me. I don't even know for example which configs I can touch and which are managed by DA.
