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Setting up your email account in Outlook 2016

Posted by Alex HD on 11 08 2016. Comments Off on Setting up your email account in Outlook 2016

This article helps you setup your email account with Outlook 2016. Similar settings and steps are applicable to other email clients. Step 1: In the File Menu, Select the Add Account option. Step 2: Select the Manual Setup option Step 3: Select POP or IMAP. IMAP is suitable for mobile devices, POP is suitable for a desktop…

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Stop Spam From Your Own Email Address. How To Effectively Use SpamAssassin in cPanel

Posted by Alex HD on 14 07 2016. Comments Off on Stop Spam From Your Own Email Address. How To Effectively Use SpamAssassin in cPanel

Email users have at some point of time, received junk email from their own email address at some point of time. This is done mostly by spammers, who are spoofing their email address to send out mail. This article describes how you can prevent junk email coming from your own…

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Why Am I Getting Mails From “Mail Delivery Subsystem” and Mailer Daemon? How Do I Stop Them?

Posted by Alex HD on 04 05 2016. Comments Off on Why Am I Getting Mails From “Mail Delivery Subsystem” and Mailer Daemon? How Do I Stop Them?

Who is this “Mail Delivery Subsystem” and why are they sending me mails? The Mail Delivery Subsystem is an automatic system in every email server, which handles error messages and bounces emails which are rejected. It is like a unit in the Post Office which returns undelivered mail. Mail Delivery Subsystems…

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Is Domain Name WHOIS Privacy Protection Worth The Money? Or Does It Have Too Many Problems?

Posted by Alex HD on 04 05 2016. Comments Off on Is Domain Name WHOIS Privacy Protection Worth The Money? Or Does It Have Too Many Problems?

While much is said about the efficacy of WHOIS privacy services which are touted with domain names, they appear to be nothing more than email filters and forwarders. We all know that the biggest advantage about WHOIS Data Protection is prevented spammers from harvesting your data and sending you junk mail.…

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[SOLVED] 550-Please turn on SMTP Authentication in your mail client, or login to the IMAP/POP3 server before sending your message.

Posted by Alex HD on 30 04 2016. Comments Off on [SOLVED] 550-Please turn on SMTP Authentication in your mail client, or login to the IMAP/POP3 server before sending your message.

Error Message: SMTP error from remote mail server after RCPT TO:<[email protected]>: host mx1.hosting.com [72.xx.xxx.2×2]: 550-Please turn on SMTP Authentication in your mail client, or login to the 550-IMAP/POP3 server before sending your message. abc.hostingx.com 550-[2×6.x2x.2xx.xx]:48960 is not permitted to relay through this server without 550 authentication. Why are all my mails bouncing with this error message? This…

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How does a VPS (Virtual Private Server) system work?

Posted by Alex HD on 13 04 2016. Comments Off on How does a VPS (Virtual Private Server) system work?

VPS or virtual private servers are terms used by online hosting companies or providers to explain a system that adjoins both shared as well as functionality of dedicated hosting at a reasonable price. The virtual private server type of online hosting has been designed specifically for small and medium scale companies…

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What Should A Website Header Contain? Logo, Contact Details And More…

Posted by Alex HD on 04 04 2016. Comments Off on What Should A Website Header Contain? Logo, Contact Details And More…

In a prior article, we had covered what an ideal website footer should contain. However, the header is equally (if not more) important and can make or break the reputation of the website. This means that everything that goes into the header should be well planned and must be of…

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Do You Need To Upgrade From Shared Hosting? Your Website Will Tell You

Posted by Alex HD on 02 04 2016. Comments Off on Do You Need To Upgrade From Shared Hosting? Your Website Will Tell You

When does a shared hosting user outgrow their space and services? When should you make the jump from a shared hosting server to a dedicated or virtual one for your website? This article deals with the decision of when to upgrade your shared hosting account. Website or user expansion If you are…

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Is It Possible To Monitor Incoming And Outgoing Employee Emails?

Posted by Alex HD on 31 03 2016. Comments Off on Is It Possible To Monitor Incoming And Outgoing Employee Emails?

Many companies which deal with financial transactions or personal information of clients, have very strict security policies. This includes strict physical security as well as Infrastructure and IT security. No matter how much of physical security you have (like biometric door locks or CCTV systems) if your IT security is…

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What Should A Website Footer Contain? What To Add and When To Modify It.

Posted by Alex HD on 29 03 2016. Comments Off on What Should A Website Footer Contain? What To Add and When To Modify It.

We have often seen websites with things like “Powered by WordPress” or “Copyright (C) 2016” or “Mobile Friendly Website” or “Mobile Responsive” mentioned at the bottom of the page. But what should an ideal website footer contain? There have been numerous debates on various forums on what the ideal website footer should be.…

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