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Reading an e-mail header: did SPF, DKIM and DMARC pass?

Every e-mail carries, hidden, a header: a technical report of where it passed through and how it was judged. It is the most direct proof for answering “why did it…

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A shared address for a team: one shared mailbox, a forwarder or a mailing list

The short answer: for an address like sales@ or support@ that several people look after, there are three routes. A shared mailbox (a real e-mail account everyone opens with the…

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HestiaCP and VestaCP on a VPS: what the panel gives you and what stays your job

This article is for people with a VPS or a dedicated server with root access. On shared plans the panel is cPanel, and you neither choose nor install another one.…

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Running a mail server on your VPS with Postfix: why it is hard, and the alternative

Installing Postfix takes minutes; getting the mail to reach other people’s inboxes is the real work. A new mail server, on an IP with no history, is treated with suspicion…

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Reading a whole DNS zone line by line: names, trailing dots, TTL and the @ sign

The short answer: a DNS zone is a plain-text list of records, one per line, in a standard format (the “zone file” from RFC 1035, the one BIND uses). Many…

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Other e-mail apps on your phone: Gmail, Samsung Email and Outlook, with the same settings

The short answer: your domain’s e-mail works in any app that accepts an IMAP account. The settings are always the same; what changes is where each app asks for them.…

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Which hosting plan for an event, wedding or campaign site that lives for a few weeks

The short answer: an event, wedding or campaign site has a short life and, near the date, a peak of visits. It is light, and an entry shared plan is…

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The SOA record and its serial number: what each field means and when it matters

The short answer: the SOA (Start of Authority) is the first record in every DNS zone. It names the primary nameserver and the person responsible for the zone, and it…

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Webmin and Virtualmin on a VPS: a server admin tool and a hosting panel, explained

This article is for people with a VPS or a dedicated server with root access. On shared plans the panel is cPanel, and you neither choose nor install another one.…

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How an e-mail travels: SMTP to the MX server, then IMAP or POP to the reader

The short answer: an e-mail travels in three legs, and each leg uses a different protocol. First, your program hands the message to your server over SMTP, with a username…