Reverse DNS (PTR records) is extremely useful. However when your office PC(s) are infected with viruses and basically spamming the entire country it might be quite embarassing. A well known Irish company ran into this issue earlier this week when a PC or PCs in their office started sending out emails to hundreds of Irish companies (both real and imagined). Unfortunately for the … [Read more...] about The Downside To Reverse DNS
Domains & DNS
Webhosting.info Puts Blacknight No. 2
I've mentioned webhosting.info's hosting stats several times over the past couple of years. While I still do not find them to be 100% accurate I would consider them to be a relatively good barometer of relative sizes etc., During the course of 2006 Blacknight's growth was steady and healthy (screenshot from domaintools) If you look at our overall position compared to our … [Read more...] about Webhosting.info Puts Blacknight No. 2
.eu pricing 2007
If anyone knows of registrars that have reduced the retail price on .eu please post over here The only one I've noticed so far is Joker … [Read more...] about .eu pricing 2007
Hosting without any of the BS…
Cormac came across this site. For anyone involved in the hosting business it's worth bookmarking. For anyone who is tired of marketing junk from hosting companies this might bring a smile to your faces … [Read more...] about Hosting without any of the BS…
IE Domain Prices to drop in January ….
I've mentioned the price of .ie domains several times in the past...... Earlier today we were given the official prices for 2007 from the IEDR. What struck me as rather amusing is that it will now be cheaper to register .ie domains directly with the IEDR than through some of their more prominent resellers. The IEDR will be dropping their retail rate to €69, so unless some of … [Read more...] about IE Domain Prices to drop in January ….