457 results for «e-mail» (page 40 of 46)
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Profile pictures in WordPress: how Gravatar works and how to change yours
The short answer: the small photo beside your name (in comments, on authors) comes, by default, from Gravatar, a free service that ties a photo to an e-mail address. To…
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Which hosting plan for a start-up landing page and waiting list
The short answer: a presentation page with a sign-up form is very light: the entry plan is enough. It has one peculiarity: if the launch goes well, the visits arrive…
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Switching between the new and the classic Outlook, and going back
The short answer: classic Outlook has a “Try the new Outlook” toggle at the top right; the new one has a “New Outlook” toggle in the same place, which turns…
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POP3 and Leave a copy on the server: how it works and what goes wrong
The short answer: POP3 was made to download and delete. The “Leave a copy of messages on the server” option makes the program download without deleting, and remember what it…
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A test copy (staging) of your WordPress site: changing things safely
The short answer: a test copy is a second site, identical to yours, that only you see. You try the new theme, the big update, the plugin you do not…
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Do you need a website if you already have Instagram or Facebook?
The short answer: social networks are great for being seen and talking, but the page belongs to whoever runs them, not to you. A site of your own is for…
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Outlook shows Disconnected or Working Offline: how to get it back online
The short answer: the bottom bar of Outlook shows “Disconnected”, “Working Offline” or “Trying to connect…”, and mail stops coming in and going out. Often it is just the Work…
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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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Collecting subscribers and sending a newsletter from a WordPress site
The short answer: the site collects the addresses (with a form), but it should not be the one sending a message to many people. For that you use a proper…
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Your domain or IP is on a blacklist: how to check and how to get off it
The short answer: a blacklist is a list, kept by third parties, of IP addresses and domains seen sending spam. Many mail servers consult them and refuse messages from whoever…





