--- title: MDaemon Simple Secure Email | MDaemon description: MDaemon | Email server and email security insights from MDaemon Technologies, an expert in email server and email gateway software, will help you better manage your company's email system. --- [![MDaemon Technologies](https://blog.mdaemon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MDaemon-Technologies_logo_large.png?width=564&height=110&name=MDaemon-Technologies_logo_large.png "MDaemon Technologies")](https://mdaemon.com/) - [Blog Home](https://blog.mdaemon.com) # MDaemon Technologies Blog [![](https://blog.mdaemon.com/hubfs/featured-cybersecurity-awareness-month.jpg)](https://blog.mdaemon.com/cybersecurity-awareness-month-email-security-resources-from-the-mdaemon-blog) ## [Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Email Security Resources from the MDaemon Blog](https://blog.mdaemon.com/cybersecurity-awareness-month-email-security-resources-from-the-mdaemon-blog) By [Brad Wyro](https://blog.mdaemon.com/author/brad-wyro) posted in [Email Security](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/email-security), [Cybersecurity](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/cybersecurity), [MDaemon Email Server](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/mdaemon-email-server), [Email Best Practices](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/email-best-practices), [SecurityGateway](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/securitygateway), [MDaemon](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/mdaemon) [0 Comments](https://blog.mdaemon.com/cybersecurity-awareness-month-email-security-resources-from-the-mdaemon-blog#comments-listing) October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which means it’s a good time for IT administrators and MSPs to review their email defenses. Email is still one of the most common ways attackers get into an organization. As we noted in our MSP post below, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center logged more than $20.8 billion in reported losses in 2025, and business email compromise alone accounted for roughly $3 billion of that total. [Read More](https://blog.mdaemon.com/cybersecurity-awareness-month-email-security-resources-from-the-mdaemon-blog) [![](https://blog.mdaemon.com/hubfs/mdaemon-autodiscover-setup-featured-image.jpg)](https://blog.mdaemon.com/how-to-set-up-autodiscover-in-mdaemon-email-server) ## [How to Set Up AutoDiscover in MDaemon Email Server](https://blog.mdaemon.com/how-to-set-up-autodiscover-in-mdaemon-email-server) By [Brad Wyro](https://blog.mdaemon.com/author/brad-wyro) posted in [Email How To](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/email-how-to), [Tutorial](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/tutorial), [MDaemon](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/mdaemon) [0 Comments](https://blog.mdaemon.com/how-to-set-up-autodiscover-in-mdaemon-email-server#comments-listing) Relying on users to configure their own mail clients can often lead to unexpected issues. A user enters the wrong port, picks STARTTLS where SSL was expected, or misspells the server name, and the result is often a help desk ticket. [Read More](https://blog.mdaemon.com/how-to-set-up-autodiscover-in-mdaemon-email-server) [![](https://blog.mdaemon.com/hubfs/MDaemon-Calendars-Crash=Course-TN.png)](https://blog.mdaemon.com/mdaemon-calendars-crash-course-setup-access-storage-and-backup) ## [MDaemon Calendars Crash Course: Setup, Access, Storage, and Backup](https://blog.mdaemon.com/mdaemon-calendars-crash-course-setup-access-storage-and-backup) By [Brad Wyro](https://blog.mdaemon.com/author/brad-wyro) posted in [Email How To](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/email-how-to), [Email Collaboration](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/email-collaboration), [Tutorial](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/tutorial), [Collaboration](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/collaboration), [MDaemon](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/mdaemon) [0 Comments](https://blog.mdaemon.com/mdaemon-calendars-crash-course-setup-access-storage-and-backup#comments-listing) Calendars are one of the features users notice most when they stop working, and one of the more common support requests from an administrator’s point of view. Where is the data stored? Which clients can connect? What do you need to back up so a restore brings calendars back intact? [Read More](https://blog.mdaemon.com/mdaemon-calendars-crash-course-setup-access-storage-and-backup) [![](https://blog.mdaemon.com/hubfs/Microsoft_365_Price_Increase_2026.jpg)](https://blog.mdaemon.com/microsoft-365-is-raising-prices-again-on-july-1.-heres-the-math-on-owning-your-email-instead) ## [Microsoft 365 is Raising Prices Again on July 1. Here's the Math on Owning Your Email Instead.](https://blog.mdaemon.com/microsoft-365-is-raising-prices-again-on-july-1.-heres-the-math-on-owning-your-email-instead) By [Brad Wyro](https://blog.mdaemon.com/author/brad-wyro) posted in [Microsoft 365 Exchange Alternative](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/microsoft-365-exchange-alternative), [MDaemon](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/mdaemon) [0 Comments](https://blog.mdaemon.com/microsoft-365-is-raising-prices-again-on-july-1.-heres-the-math-on-owning-your-email-instead#comments-listing) On July 1, 2026, Microsoft raised list prices across most of its commercial Microsoft 365 products. This is the second consecutive year your email and productivity solution has gotten more expensive, and that has many businesses reevaluating their options. [Read More](https://blog.mdaemon.com/microsoft-365-is-raising-prices-again-on-july-1.-heres-the-math-on-owning-your-email-instead) [![](https://blog.mdaemon.com/hubfs/banner-twitter.png)](https://blog.mdaemon.com/mdaemon-performance-monitor-service-down-alerts) ## [How to Use Performance Monitor to Notify an Administrator If an MDaemon Service Goes Down](https://blog.mdaemon.com/mdaemon-performance-monitor-service-down-alerts) By [Brad Wyro](https://blog.mdaemon.com/author/brad-wyro) posted in [MDaemon Email Server](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/mdaemon-email-server), [Tutorial](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/tutorial), [Email Server](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/email-server), [SecurityGateway](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/securitygateway), [MDaemon](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/mdaemon), [Monitoring](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/monitoring), [Windows Server](https://blog.mdaemon.com/topic/windows-server) [0 Comments](https://blog.mdaemon.com/mdaemon-performance-monitor-service-down-alerts#comments-listing) When an MDaemon service stops unexpectedly - SMTP, Webmail, ActiveSync, or any of the others, every minute of silence is a minute your users aren’t sending or receiving mail. The good news is that you don’t need a third-party monitoring tool to catch these events. Windows ships with a built-in feature, **Performance Monitor**, that can watch for a stopped service and send an email alert the moment it detects one. This guide walks through the full setup end-to-end: creating the performance counter alert, adding it to a PowerShell script that sends you a notification email, and testing the whole chain so you can be confident it will work when you actually need it. 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Its products and services are trusted by thousands of organizations in over 140 countries. For more than two decades, the company’s products have been developed with the ongoing input of IT professionals who demand reliable, affordable software that requires minimal effort to manage. The software can be deployed in virtual, hosted cloud, on-premises, or hybrid network environments. The company sells its software and services directly and through a network of global channel partners. For more information, visit [www.mdaemon.com](https://www.altn.com/). Copyright © 1996-2026 MDaemon Technologies.  View [privacy policy](https://mdaemon.com/policies/privacy-policy).   ###### Contact Us +1.817-601-3222 [sales@help.mdaemon.com](mailto:sales@help.mdaemon.com) 6340 Lake Worth Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76135