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Frequently Asked Questions
What's the web address (URL) where I can...?
- ...check my webmail? (A: https://members.mayfirst.org
- ...access the Members' Control Panel? (A: https://members.mayfirst.org/cp)
- ...change my password? (A: https://members.mayfirst.org/changepass)
- ...reset my password because I forgot it (A: https://members.mayfirst.org/resetpass)
- ...access phpMyAdmin
Email Related
- How do I add an autoresponder/vacation message?
- How do I add an email address to our account?
- Why does webmail take so long to display my inbox?
- How do I configure my email program to use May First/People Link?
- How do I configure Outlook to use May First/People Link email?
- How do I configure Mac Mail to use May First/People Link email?
- How do I configure Thunderbird/Icedove to use May First/People Link?
- How do I configure Kmail to use May First/People Link?
- How can I make Thunderbird/IMAP work faster?
- What's wrong with forwarding my email to another provider?
- I'm getting too much spam! Help! What can I do?
- How do I filter spam using webmail?
- How do I use Spam Assassin to filter email with my email client (in general)?
- How do I use Spam Assassin to filter email with Thunderbird/Icedove?
- IMAP, POP, Webmail?? What does it all mean?
- My email address has been hijacked! People are sending emails from my account that I didn't send
- I sent a message to myself and it took 20 minutes to deliver! Why?
- When I use webmail, my messages are sent from a strange email address (like username@viewsic.mayfirst.org). How do I change that?
- How do I set my sent mail folder in webmail?
- I just logged into webmail and it says I have no messages (but I know that I do!)
- How do I setup junk mail filter in Thunderbird?
- How do I send fancy, formatted email messages?
- How can I use gpg to both encrypt my email and prove my identity?
- My domain is not available when I try to create an email address
- I have too many messages in my inbox which is making my webmail experience very slow and frustrating - how can I re-gain control over my mail?
- How do I setup my Linux computer to relay mail through May First/People Link?
- How do I have multiple from addresses when I send email via SquirrelMail?
- How do a configure a catch all email address?
- How do I import/export my address book into/from my webmail program?
- How do I setup a distribution list using webmail?
- How do I add a SPF (Sender Policy Framework) record to my domain?
- How can I relay email through my May First/People Link account using Postfix?
Web Site Related
- How do I copy files to my server? How do I use FTP/SFTP?
- How should i name the files in my web site?
- How do I make my site a Drupal site?
- How do I edit my Drupal web site?
- How do I add a new Drupal module or Drupal theme to my site?
- My site says my modules are out of date. How do I update my modules?
- How do I access my Drupal database directly?
- How do I upgrade my Drupal Installation?
- How do I increase my PHP file upload limit or change my php.ini settings?
- How do I increase the maximum upload limit if I'm getting a 500 internal server error?
- How do I add a new Drupal site to my existing Drupal installation?
- How do I use Flock/ScribeFire with Drupal? You can easily edit/modify your blogs and other information on your site using a plugin to your browser or using a whole new browser.
- How do I install a WordPress blog in my account?
- How do I enable my site to be accessed securely (via https)?
- I have multiple domain names that point to my web site - how to I make it so my preferred domain always appears in the browser address bar?
- How can I get access to the logs for my web site?
- How can I upload a file to my themes or modules directory? When I try I get an access denied message
- Why can't I create a file or directory in my Drupal sites folder? When I try I get an access denied message
- When I go to my website I get an error saying that my web site is mis-configured or not properly setup
- How long will you support the version of Drupal my web site is running?
- When you say we are using a "central, shared" installation of Drupal, what does that mean?
- How can I run a cgi script with my own user permissions (suexec)?
- How do I password protect a web directory?
- How can I add an interactive map to my web site?
- How can I test my new web site before changing my domain to point to May First/People Link servers?
- How do I install the Drupal boost module to improve performance?
- How do I see web stats about visitors to my web site?
- How do I share (and restrict) access to my files?
- How do I know if a file is world readable? How can I change that?
- Help! I can't access my web site via the web or via sftp! The request times out. What happened?
- How do I add video to my web site?
- Does May First/People Link run any PHP optimizing software?
- How do I redirect users from one web page to another?
- How do I get a security (SSL) SSL certificate?
- How do I use my security certificate?
- How do I deal with spam comments and content on my web site?
- When I post a large article to my web site, it fails. How can I fix that?
- How do I copy my dev site to my live site?
- How do I get my PHP/perl/etc. cgi script to access the username and password passed via HTTP basic auth?
- How do I limit the number of cgi processes for my web site?
- Why am I getting errors about references, values and deprecated functions?
- How do I turn off all web logs for my site?
Database related
- How do I create a mysql database?
- How do I access my Drupal database directly?
- How do I copy my MySQL database from one site to another site?
- How do I find my MySQL database username and password?
- How do I get command line access to mysql databases?
Mailman/Email List Related
- How do I create an email list?
- How do I use mailman?
- How do I make my mailman list private/public?
- How do I get a list of subscribers to my mailman list?
- Help! I just got a million bounces on my Mailman list!?!
- How do I control the amount of spam on my list?
- Why do messages sent via mailman display the from address as something like "From listname-bounces+jim=reader.domain.com@mailman.server.com On behalf of fred@poster.domain.com"?
- I sent a message to my list and it took 20 minutes to deliver! Why?
- How do I reset my mailman administrator/owner password (for list admins)?
- How can I get my mailman password if I'm a regular subscriber?
- Can I generate an RSS feed of my Mailman list?
- How do I set up a list that uses my domain name, like lists.organization.org?
- How can i remove a message from a mailing list archive?
Domain name/DNS Related
- What is a domain name server? What is a registrar?
- Why won't May First/People Link manage my domain name?
- How do I configure my domain name to use May First/People Link?
- How do I configured my domain to use May First/People Link if I'm registered with Dotster?
- How do I configured my domain to use May First/People Link if I'm registered with Network Solutions?
- My domain is not available when I try to create an email address
- How do I add a new domain to my account?
- How do I add a mail/MX record in the control panel?
- How do I add a SPF (Sender Policy Framework) record to my domain?
Switching to May First/People Link
- How do I transfer my existing site to May First/People Link?
- How do I transfer control of my domain name to May First/People Link?
- How do I transfer my email from my old Internet Service Provider to May First?
Billing or Membership related
- How do I change my billing contact information or view my invoices and payments?
- How do I pay my annual dues?
Miscelleneous
- How can I get notified about advisories, events and other MFPL news?
- How can I chat with the MFPL support team or other MFPL members?
- How can I get my own wiki space?
- Does May First/People Link backup my data?
- How can I backup my own data?
- How can I create a new web site or hosting order for my membership?
- How do I sync my address book/calendar/to do lists from webmail to my handheld or desktop email program?
- How can limit the service advisories I get to just my server?
- How do I setup a backup account on May First/People Link?
- What's an SSL certificate?
- How do I setup the Basebuilder database?
- What is my primary host?
- I cannot connect to the Internet!
- How do i install software i need on an MFPL shared server?
- How do I install phplist?
- How do I install a WordPress blog in my account?
- How do I add a cron job?
- What is Secure Shell (ssh)? How do I use it?
- When I connect to your server, I'm asked if I trust the fingerprint. What should I do?
- I don't want to develop on my live site - how can I setup a development workstation to test new web site changes?
- What is a membership organization? How much do you charge for your services?
- Some of your web sites tell me that your security certificate was signed by an unknown entity. What can I do to get to know you?
- What is OpenID? How can I use it?
- How can I securely login to my primary host server without having to enter the server password?
- Does May First/People Link offer a way for me to setup a survey?
- Can I run a wiki and/or issue tracker/shared to do list?
- Is my data private?
- How do I give other users administrative privileges to the control panel?
- What is May First/People Link's privacy policy?
- How do I send a press release to May First/People Link's shared media list?
- How do I see hidden files/files that begin with a period?
- Does May First/People Link have a shared git installation I can use?
- How can I use a git repository to manage my Drupal website?
- How does the control panel work?
- How do I cancel my membership?
Note:
See TracWiki
for help on using the wiki.
