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cPanel Wildcard DNS Setup
Have you ever wanted to setup subdomains on your Cpanel server, such that a keyword is the wildcard part of your domain? Something along the lines of: * jacky.yourdomain.com * johnny.yourdomain.com * harry.yourdomain.com You may be installing WordPress 3 to use the Multi Site features that will require wildcard DNS hosting. In any case your [...]
SCAM Warning – Domain Renewal Group
We have received many complaints from our customers who have received letters from the Domain Renewal Group claiming to offer to renewal of their domain names they have registered. They obtain information about individual domain names that are close to expiry. It is not unusual for individuals who are busy with their day to day [...]
Revealing Email Headers
When a fraudulent phishing e-mail or scam, arrives in your mailbox, there is no danger to you unless you reply to the message. The ACCC’s SCAMwatch website provides information on common scams. The website has tips on how to protect yourself from scams and report them to the relevant agencies. We encourage all customers to [...]
Avoid Fraud and Scams
Almost everyone will be the target of a scam at some time – you may have been already. Some scams are easy to spot, while others can happen without you even knowing it. It is designed to trick you into giving away your money or your personal details. Scams succeed because they look like the [...]
Google SEO Starter Guide
All webmasters want high search engine rankings to list their site on top of search engines search result pages. There are hundreds of sources providing information about search engine optimization to drive more site traffic. Google just made it simpler to master these SEO techniques. Google webmaster tools has released an official Search Engine Optimization [...]
Brute Force Detection (BFD) in CPanel
We’ve all been faced with the problem of weak passwords. As much as you inform users about password security, they want to use something they can easily remember. So, we end up with passwords like ‘ilovesue’ and ‘spunky′. Even with the new password strength meters in cPanel, it is important to go that extra step [...]
Publishing your website using Fireftp
The process of transferring a file from your computer to your website is often referred to as “uploading”. This guide only deals with how you can transfer a file to your web server using a free FTP client known as fireftp. Fireftp is a great add-on for the Firefox web browser. There are many other [...]