{"id":4776,"date":"2018-11-19T15:31:25","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T15:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2018\/11\/19\/force-email-exim-authentication\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T22:24:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T02:24:01","slug":"force-email-exim-authentication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/email\/force-email-exim-authentication\/","title":{"rendered":"Force Email Exim Authentication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Security Advisor and monthly WebHost Manager (WHM) security reports alone can teach users much about navigating WHM and enhancing web security. 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You can consider creating an account with <a href=\"https:\/\/sucuri.net\/lp\/promo\/inmotion\/?clickid=25L3ARS42xyLT9tQy%3ASR0UvEUkBWwOT6hTDQUQ0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sucuri for enhanced security<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the next guide, we\u2019ll show you <span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;How to run Exim on an additional port&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:6659,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,16382457],&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:[null,2,2257329],&quot;15&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/server\/ssh\/how-to-run-exim-on-an-additional-port\/\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/server\/ssh\/how-to-run-exim-on-an-additional-port\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to run Exim on an additional port<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Security Advisor and monthly WebHost Manager (WHM) security reports alone can teach users much about navigating WHM and enhancing web security. 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