cPanel: Information about Useful Terms

cPanel Information
about UsefulTerms

Table of Contents
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Backscatter
Backup
Bandwidth
Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND)
Bayes Testing (Bayesian Spam Filtering)
Blackhole (Black Hole)
Blacklist
Blocker
Bounce Message
BoxTrapper
BoxTrapper Blacklist
BoxTrapper Ignore List
BoxTrapper Whitelist
Branding
Brute Force Attack
Build

 It is the term that is used for bounced email messages (or failed Delivery
Status Notifications) that have been sent erroneously by the system to a
domain. This happens when an attacker forges the domain’s name as the
sender of spam. SPF should be used on the user’s mail server, so that
backscatter can be reduced. Other terms that are used for it are outscatter,
collateral spam and misdirected bounces.
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Backscatter

 It refers to a copy of the files, databases, directories and email configurations
related to a user’s website or server. It is recommended that the users of cPanel
keep a backup of their website and the system administrators create account and
server backups frequently.
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Backup

 It is the total size of all of the files that a system transfers to the computer of the
visitors. Whenever a website visitor views a file (image, audio and video file) it is
transferred by the server to the visitor’s computer. The bandwidth of a site owner
is often limited by web hosting providers. This is done to prevent it from affecting
the server’s performance. Bandwidth’s usage can be checked by cPanel users in the
“Bandwidth” interface in cpanel by clicking on cPanel >> Home >> Metrics >>
Bandwidth.
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Bandwidth

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1-800-123 -8156
Whoa!That’s a big number, aren’t
you proud?

 It refers to the most used DNS server software and is also referred to as named. It
is meant to perform the main DNS server roles by functioning as an authoritative
name server with regard to domains and working in the network as a recursive
resolver.
 Since cPanel is a web hosting control panel, it is important to mention the concept
of web hosting, which refers to the services and technology provided by a web
hosting provider that makes a website accessible over the Internet.
 Terms that indicate a web hosting company are “Top Cloud Hosting Company”, the
“Best Windows Hosting Company in India” and even “Website Hosting Companies
in India”. Certain other terms can also be used for web hosting service providers.
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Berkeley Internet Name Domain
(BIND)

 It is that process which aids in filtering spam, based on statistics. In this method
tokens (usually words) in emails are used, to ascertain whether an incoming
message is spam or not. It relies on Bayesian statistics. Spam filters can be created
in the “Spam Filters” interface in cPanel. This can be done by following the path,
cPanel -> Home -> Email -> Spam Filters.
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BayesTesting (Bayesian Spam
Filtering)

 It is one of the options related to the handling of mail, which is received by the
default or catch-all email addresses of cPanel users. In this option mail is discarded
after the server has accepted it. Hence, it might lead to the users receiving
additional spam. In order to create filters in cPanel’s Spam Filters interface, click on
cPanel -> Home -> Email -> Spam Filters.
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Blackhole (Black Hole)

It is a method that relates to access control for privileges. It is meant for a
defined list of users, network addresses or programs.
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Blacklist

Blocker
It refers to a condition that is discovered by the system, which prevents
the system from performing a version update. Compatibility checks are
performed by the cPanel & WHM update process, in order to identify
blockers prior to upgrading to a new version.

Bounce Message
It is an email reply that is meant to inform the sender about a problem with email
delivery.
To digress, certain terms are used to refer to web hosting service providers. These are
“Top Cloud Hosting Company”, the “Best Windows Hosting Company in India” and
even “Website Hosting Companies in India”, to name a few.

BoxTrapper
It is an application. In it the senders need to reply to verification emails. It uses
challenge-response verification to filter spam. In it the system accepts the original email,
post the sender replying to the verification message. It can be configured by following
the path, cPanel -> Home -> Email -> BoxTrapper.

BoxTrapper Blacklist
It refers to a list of incoming email addresses that is blocked automatically by
the BoxTrapper application. A configurable warning message is sent automatically by the
cPanel upon receiving any mail from a blacklisted address.

BoxTrapper Ignore List
It is that list of incoming email addresses that is ignored automatically by
the BoxTrapper.

BoxTrapper Whitelist
It refers to a list of incoming email addresses that is accepted automatically by
the BoxTrapper.

Branding
It refers to the changes in the cPanel’s interface that are done to match a user’s
company’s logo as well as brand. Updates to image assets or text labels are also
included in such changes.

Brute Force Attack
It is a cyber-attack which entails the attacker entering a large number of
characters’ combination in order to decrypt a key. WHM includes cPHulk.
It is a protective measure that lets the user lock out brute force attackers,
once a specified number of failed attempts are reached.

Build
It refers to the release of cPanel & WHM, which uses a specific version
number.

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