Your Domain Host TECH TIPs

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TECH TIP: Protect Your Domain Name Registration

We often get frantic support calls like, "HELP! My web site is completely down!!!" We do a little checking and discover that the web site's fine, but the problem is that the domain name registration has expired, so the registration agency has disabled the nameserver lookup. ... more

TECH TIP: Protect Yourself Against Viruses and Worms

A new breed of viruses is rapidly spreading across the Internet. Many of these viruses and worms appear as deceptively-innocent e-mails, which accounts for their rapid spread. In addition to the damage they do to individual computers and networks, they also overload mail servers and networks, which can cause delays and other problem with normal e-mail delivery. You can protect yourself (and the rest of the Internet community) by following a few simple rules: ... more

TECH TIP: Reducing Spam

Unfortunately, it appears that the problem of spam is here to stay. As if that thought's not bad enough, the volume and the offensive nature of this questionable practice seems to be increasing at an exponential rate. We receive a lot of questions about this problem and its solution. The short answer is that there probably is no 100% fool-proof solution, but implementing the suggestions that appear below can help to reduce it. ... more

TECH TIP: FUN WITH .htaccess

The Apache web server has a number of configuration options that are available to the server administrator. In a shared hosting environment like ours, end users don't have access to the main Apache configuration so you're stuck with the default configuration. However, it is possible to override many of the default settings by creating (or editing) a file named .htaccess -- a simple ASCII text file placed in your www directory or in a subdirectory of your www directory. ... more

TECH TIP: Take Advantage of Your Free Search Engine Tools

Don't forget that all Your Domain Host accounts include a free 90-day trial subscription to Submitnet's Marketing Search Engine Submission and Optimization program. This service, valued at $47.00, includes the following: ... more

TECH TIP: Troubleshooting Connection Problems

Several troubleshooting guides are available in our Hosting Manual. These guides contain the typical steps that we follow when we investigate reports of problems with your account, and can help you to quickly diagnose the source of any problems you encounter. The guides also help you to gather the information that we will most likely ask you to provide when you report problems to us. ... more

TECH TIP: Understanding the Domain Name System

Let's say you want a domain name -- for the purpose of this explanation, we'll use adomain.com. Let's break down what a domain name is first. And to do that, we'll need to break down and define what a URL is. URL is an acronym for Uniform Resource Locator, which in layman's terms, means an internet address. ... more

TECH TIP: Choosing the Perfect Domain Name

In planning your online presence, the domain name choice is one of the most important decisions you will make, particularly if you will rely on non-internet promotion to drive traffic to your site. If you expect all of your visitors to come to your site by simply clicking a hyperlink from a search engine or from other web sites, your domain name can be about anything; but, if you expect any portion of your audience to manually type the domain name into their browser's address bar, you'd better choose that domain name carefully. ... more

TECH TIP: Using E-Mail Forwarding & Autoresponders

E-mail forwarding and autoresponders can offer a great deal of power and flexibility when configured correctly. However, an incorrect configuration can result in problems which may adversely affect all mail delivery associated with your account. We strongly recommend that you review the detailed instructions available in our hosting manual before using these features. ... more