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Mailborder V6 Administrator Documentation

Welcome to the comprehensive administrator guide for Mailborder V6, a sophisticated email security gateway designed to protect your organization from spam, viruses, malware, and email-based threats.

What You'll Find Here

This documentation covers everything you need to successfully deploy, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot your Mailborder V6 installation:

  • Getting Started - Installation procedures, initial configuration, and quick start guides
  • Configuration - Detailed settings for system, email processing, spam filtering, antivirus, authentication, and networking
  • Admin Interface - Using the web-based dashboard to manage your system
  • Email Security - Understanding email flow, spam detection, virus scanning, policy enforcement, and quarantine management
  • Services - Architecture and management of the core Mailborder daemons
  • Maintenance - Routine tasks, database maintenance, log management, updates, and backups
  • Troubleshooting - Common issues, diagnostic procedures, and getting support
  • Advanced Topics - Clustering, custom policies, API integration, performance tuning, and disaster recovery
  • Reference - CLI commands, configuration files, database schema, log locations, ports, error codes, and glossary

Quick Navigation

New to Mailborder?

Start with these essential guides:

  1. What is Mailborder? - Overview of the product and its capabilities
  2. Installation Overview - Pre-installation checklist and planning
  3. Debian Package Installation - Step-by-step installation instructions
  4. Initial Configuration - Essential first-time setup
  5. Quick Start Guide - Get up and running quickly

Common Tasks

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Documentation Conventions

Throughout this documentation, you'll encounter these conventions:

Note

Blue boxes contain helpful information and tips.

Warning

Yellow boxes indicate important warnings and cautions.

Danger

Red boxes highlight critical security or operational concerns.

# Commands to run are shown in code blocks like this
systemctl status mb-rpcd

Bold text indicates UI elements, buttons, or important terms.

Monospace text indicates file paths, commands, or configuration values.

About This Documentation

This documentation is designed for system administrators with basic Linux knowledge. While Mailborder can be configured through the web interface for most tasks, some administrative operations require command-line access.

Prerequisites

Administrators should be familiar with:

  • Basic Linux command-line operations
  • Text editing (vi, nano, or similar)
  • SystemD service management
  • Basic networking concepts (DNS, SMTP, ports)
  • MariaDB/MySQL concepts (helpful but not required)

Version Information

This documentation is for Mailborder V6. If you're running an earlier version, please consult the legacy documentation or consider upgrading to V6 for the latest features and security improvements.

Getting Help

If you can't find what you're looking for in this documentation:

  1. Use the search function in the top navigation bar
  2. Check the Troubleshooting section
  3. Review the FAQ
  4. Contact Mailborder Support

Contributing to Documentation

Found an error or have a suggestion? Documentation improvements are welcome. Contact your Mailborder support representative or submit feedback through your customer portal.

Ready to get started? Begin with What is Mailborder? or jump straight to Installation.