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phpList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager

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phpList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager

Overview of this book

Tired of an e-mail BCC list that scrolls off the page, or fiddly and hard-to-manage bulk mailing systems? You need phpList – a high-powered, robust, feature-packed mailing system that will get out of your way and get the job done! You want to know more about phpList? phpList is a popular open source e-mail campaign manager, sporting a powerful web frontend, rich message editor, and an advanced feature set. phpList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager will guide you from basic installation and setup through management, reporting, and automation of phpList, the world's most popular open source e-mail campaign manager. It also covers advanced customization and configuration of phpList. We start with a basic configuration, and finish with a full-featured e-mail management engine. You will work your way up from basic installation to advanced topics such as bounce automation, user and click-through tracking, and integration with third-party tools such as WordPress, Joomla!, Drupal, and Blogger. Advanced topics such as securing your installation against spammers, attacks, and vulnerabilities are covered, as well as additional advanced and experimental features offered by phpList. This book is an invaluable guide for any e-mail publisher who wants a robust and powerful engine to manage their small-to-huge e-mail distribution empire.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
phpList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Changing the admin password


Your password is the "key" to your phpList installation. Just as you wouldn't leave your house keys outside the front door, or your PIN number written onto your bank cards, security begins with effective password management.

Choosing strong passwords

A strong password is one that is difficult to detect by humans or computers. It is generally accepted that a strong password:

  • Is unique to this application (that is, don't use the same password that you use elsewhere).

  • Is at least eight characters long.

  • Contains numbers and letters in both upper and lower case. Consider using symbols too.

There are several websites that will help generate / validate strong passwords. (Just search the web for "how strong is my password?").

Changing phpList admin password

Hopefully, you'll already have changed the "admin" password from the default "phplist", but make sure it's set to a strong password that won't be guessable (that is, if your domain is "fuzzyslippers.com", don't make the...