LuxSci FYI

Revised Password Strength Criteria and Requirements

Erik Kangas — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:39:38 +0000

LuxSci allows customers to choose a minimum level of password strength for their users, that is applied when users are created and when they change their passwords. We have made several improvements to this process to help users choose more>> read the complete answer

What exactly is ePHI? Who has to worry about it? Where can it be safely located?

Erik Kangas — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:38:32 +0000

There is often a great deal of confusion about what, exactly, constitutes ePHI (electronic protected health information) which must be protected due to HIPAA requirements. Even once you have a grasp of ePHI and how it applies to>> read the complete answer

HIPAA Compliant Email Marketing

Erik Kangas — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:52:51 +0000

Customers are constantly referred to us with a specific requirement: The need to send newsletters, marketing materials, or semi-bulk email messages … but in a HIPAA compliant way.

Typically, it is not just the HIPAA-compliant sending that they need (e.g.>> read the complete answer

Best Practices: Removing all copies of an email from an email server

Erik Kangas — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:31:17 +0000

These questions arise over and over:

How do I prevent copies of my email (inbox/sent) from being backed up on your servers?

Is there an automatic way to do this?

What if I only want data saved on

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Connect to LuxSci Even More Securely: Use our VPN

Erik Kangas — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:05:42 +0000

Use of SSL and TLS provide a very high degree of security for access to LuxSci’s and other provider’s services. This is especially true for WebMail with LuxSci’s use of an Extended Validation SSL Certificate that>> read the complete answer

LuxSci Spotlight Mailer – Advanced Email Marketing Campaign Management

Erik Kangas — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 02:04:56 +0000

LuxSci’s High Volume bulk mailing service enables sending vast quantities of email for marketing and transactional purposes. This service is quick and easy to use and includes lots of reporting features. However, you still have to>> read the complete answer

Protect your LuxSci Account with Two-Factor Authentication and Other Barriers

Erik Kangas — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:06:31 +0000

Two-Factor Authentication (supposedly patented by Kim DotCom)– using a password plus “something else” to gain access to your account and to prevent lost, stolen, or guessed passwords from impacting you — is finally becoming fashionable.

First, it was a>> read the complete answer

Email Distribution Lists at LuxSci

Erik Kangas — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:17:04 +0000

We are frequently asked how to create and manage email distribution lists at LuxSci.

Distribution lists are email addresses, like “allstaff@your-domain.com” that accept inbound email and then forward (distribute) those messages to one or more different email addresses, so that

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Email Alias Management Enhancements

Erik Kangas — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:16:30 +0000

LuxSci has re-tooled its email alias management interface from the ground up to make it faster, more powerful, and more consistent with many of its other administrative interfaces.

Email aliases are addresses in your domain that do not correspond to>> read the complete answer

LuxSci API Updates: Security Options and AutoResponders

Erik Kangas — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:01:51 +0000

LuxSci has made two significant improvements to its Account API – one to improve security and one to enable automated management of user AutoResponders.

Security Improvements

Account administrators can now configure their API for:

User Exclusions: Exclude selected

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