Archive for September, 2008

How do I Transfer a Domain Name

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Ever wondered how you go about transferring a domain name to a new registrar or web host?  Our new article will help you get this done in record time!

Transferring a domain name from one registrar to another can appear a confusing and complex issue.  In reality it’s really quite simple after you’ve gathered a few important pieces of information.

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DNS Flaw Causes Global Panic

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Cache poisoning occurs when someone maliciously tampers with the translation operations of the DNS server. An exploited server that does not ensure that DNS responses come from an authoritative source could potentially cache incorrect entries and serve them to users who request them. An attacker could just create fake entries for files on a server they control with names matching the files on the exploited server. A user could then be tricked into downloading malicious code. Or…

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Does Your Web Host Have Good Support?

Friday, September 5th, 2008

We’ve added an article discussing how to assess your soon to be web hosts support team. Here’s an excerpt:

Nothing is worse that spending money on support that isn’t always open when you need it and where you can’t understand the support personnel. And if you’ve ever had to deal with a long wait time while a critical feature or aspect of your company website is down you’ll know how important fast response times are. If your host can’t get to you in under a few minutes then you’d best be prepared for frustration on those days when everything seems to be going wrong. Fast, free, and intelligible support should become your mantra.

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