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Email Spoofing If it appears that someone has been sending emails from your email account, but there is nothing in your 'sent items' and no record of the emails being sent from the server, then there is a good chance your email address has been spoofed... It is widespread, and there are plenty of tools on the in...Read more...
What do I need to do ahead of the GDPR deadline? Over the last few months, several clients have enquired about GDPR and how the new regulations will affect their company and website. With lots of confusing and conflicting information, we have compiled a short list of the critical requirements for small businesses with websites and what should be c...Read more...
Why you should use the Robots.txt carefully... The robots.txt file has been around since 1994! Its purpose is to tell search engines such as Google what website areas can be crawled by web robots (also known as Web Wanderers, Crawlers, or Spiders) to harvest information (or index) to store for searching. More information about the robots.txt fi...Read more...
What is an SSL Certificate? SSL Certificates are small data files that digitally bind a cryptographic key to a company's details. When installed on a web server, it activates the padlock and the https protocol, allowing secure connections from a web server to a browser. Typically, SSL is used to secure credit card transactions...Read more...
How Much Should a Website Cost? Pricing a website isn't as easy as you may think... At DigitalFlare, we regularly receive questions from people who want to know, 'Exactly what do websites cost?' And like asking how long a piece of string is, it is a question that has no black-and-white answer. DigitalFlare has been building webs...Read more...
Cleaning up your Emails on an IMAP server All your messages and folders are synced between your email client (such as Outlook / Apple Mail etc.), and your mail server is synced on an IMAP server. When you use IMAP mail, your emails are stored on the mail server and your computer/phone. IMAP acts as a great backup measure if your computer fa...Read more...
Get Google Apps for your custom Domain Google Apps is a cloud-based productivity suite that helps you and your team connect and get work done from anywhere on any device. If you don't know much about Google Apps, look at the Google Apps website here. Many of our clients love using Google Apps to use Google's reliable email servers mainl...Read more...
DNS Records - A Quick Guide DNS stands for Domain Name System. This service translates domain names and domain zones into IP addresses. This is due to the way that computers work. A domain name like domain.com is easier to remember than an IP address (e.g. 194.34.34.146). A Domain name is just an alias which fundamentally poin...Read more...
The difference between 'Domain Registration' and 'Hosting' Many people don't necessarily realise that Hosting and Domain Registration are separate and distinct services. While sometimes offered by one company that offers multiple solutions, they are generally kept separate for a good reason. What Is A Domain Registrar? A Domain Registrar is a company who ...Read more...