Creating an Out of Office auto response in cPanel
When you’re away from your inbox whether for vacation, holidays, or business travel, setting up an out-of-office autoresponse ensures that anyone who contacts you knows when to expect a reply and who to reach in your absence. What Is an Autoresponder? An autoresponder is an automatic email reply that informs…
Understanding Mailbox Quotas vs. Account Disk Limits in cPanel
A common point of confusion when setting up email accounts in cPanel is the difference between an individual Mailbox Quota and your overall Account Disk Limit. If you’ve set a mailbox to “Unlimited”, you might wonder why you suddenly receive storage warnings or why your emails stop arriving. This guide…
Calendar Syncing with cPanel Webmail (CalDAV)
cPanel’s webmail (Roundcube) support CalDAV for syncing calendar with external services such as Apple Calendar, or mobile devices. However, there are limitations when using Google Calendar. What Is CalDAV? CalDAV allows calendar apps to read and write events stored on a remote server. It enables: Two‑way syncing of events Access…
Will Restoring My Website Affect My Email?
Website files and database restore on cPanel reseller accounts can be done using Jetbackup or Acronis. Ideally restoring a website files and database type from backup will NOT impact emails or inboxes. Type of backup Restoration available with Jetbackup 5 Full Backups: Restoring a full backup will rollback entire account…
How to View Full Email Headers to Troubleshoot Email Issues
Email headers contain detailed routing and authentication information that can help diagnose delivery delays, spam classification, spoofing attempts, and other mail flow problems. They include information such as: Sender and recipient servers Authentication results (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) Message ID and unique identifiers Spam‑filtering results Why Email Headers Matter Viewing full…
cPanel Email Forwarders and Hotmail / Outlook.com – Troubleshooting Guide
Emails forwarded from cPanel to Hotmail or Outlook.com addresses can arrive inconsistently or not at all — particularly automated emails like OTPs and access codes. This is a known issue with several possible causes. Why Does This Happen? SPF alignment breaks on forwarding — when your hosting server re-sends a…
Thunderbird Certificate Warning on Shared cPanel Hosting
Overview When setting up an email account in Thunderbird on shared cPanel hosting, you may see a warning such as: “The certificate is not trusted because it is self-signed””The certificate is only valid for hosting06.layerip.com””Unable to verify the identity of the server” This is a common and expected behavior on…
How to Delete Email Accounts While Preserving Important Emails
Need to delete some email accounts but keep others? Before you delete anything, you need to save the messages you want to keep. Here’s how to do it safely. The Important Thing to Know Deleting an email account deletes everything in it. Once you remove a mailbox, all messages stored…
Understanding Your MX Records
Your hosting control panel shows three default MX records with priorities 10, 20, and 30. The first two may point to one mail server, but the third points to a different domain. It looks like a typo, but it’s intentional and correct. Why It’s Different Mail servers use these records…
How to Change a Mailbox Password in Plesk
This guide explains how to change the password for a mailbox in Plesk. Whether you have forgotten your current password or simply want to update it, the process takes just a few steps. If you are struggling to access your Plesk control panel, please contact support and we will be…