SPF has been around for a couple of years now and is included with all installs of Spam Assassin by default. So why is it that some hosting companies can't understand how it works or how email filtering works? It's not rocket science. SPF, which I've mentioned here several times in the past, allows a domain owner to specify which mail hosts can send mail from the domain. It's … [Read more...] about SPF Does Its Job – Pity The Host Didn’t
Domains & DNS
Personal IE Domains Available Soon?
I've mentioned the topic of personal IE domains on here more than once in the past and in my conversations with the IE Domain Registry. Just to recap; Under the current rules you cannot register johndoe.ie if your name is John Doe. You would have to add a number to the name, thus rendering it totally useless eg. johndoe7.ie or something of that style. There are other ways to … [Read more...] about Personal IE Domains Available Soon?
DomainNews.com Steal Other Sites’ Content
I mentioned that I was having issues with content theft the other day, however I did not want to name names until I had received some form of response from the perpetrator. After 5 days I have finally received a reply from them and I am now more than happy to name and shame. As regular readers to this blog may know I also maintain several other blogs on specific themes. One … [Read more...] about DomainNews.com Steal Other Sites’ Content
Enum Going Live in Ireland
Next week will see the official launch of Enum in Ireland. So what exactly is enum? ENUM unifies traditional telephony and next-generation IP networks, and provides a critical framework for mapping and processing diverse network addresses. It transforms the telephone number—the most basic and commonly-used communications address—into a universal identifier that can be used … [Read more...] about Enum Going Live in Ireland
Irish Hosting and Domain Pricing Compared
Following on from a recent discussion on the Enterprise Ireland e-Business mailing list about hosting and domains I offered to draw up a comparison list. The list, which is available here, is of the top 10 or so companies as listed by WebHosting.info. The pricing listed is for the following items: IE domain registration - there maybe a lower cost for a transfer, but this is … [Read more...] about Irish Hosting and Domain Pricing Compared