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Accents and special characters in domain names: what is allowed, and what to do instead

The short answer: an ordinary domain name can only contain the letters a to z without accents, digits and hyphens. So a name like “cafézinho” or “coração” cannot be written…

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Leaving a Hotmail address for e-mail on your own domain: contacts, old mail and telling people

The short answer: moving from a Hotmail or Outlook.com address to e-mail on your own domain comes in four parts: create the new mailbox, bring the contacts, decide what to…

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Wildcard SSL: one certificate for every subdomain, and when you do not need it

The short answer: a wildcard certificate (with an asterisk) covers every subdomain one level down, such as shop.example.com and blog.example.com, without listing them one by one. You almost never need…

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DNSSEC: what it is, and what it changes for your domain

The short answer: DNSSEC is a digital signature on DNS answers. It lets whoever asks “where is this domain?” confirm the answer was not forged on the way. It encrypts…

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The parts of a web address: scheme, domain, port, path, query and fragment

The short answer: a web address (a URL) is read from left to right, in pieces, and each piece is handled by a different part of the chain. Take this…

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Forgotten subdomains and DNS records that point nowhere: how they get hijacked

The short answer: when you stop using a service but forget the DNS record that pointed to it (a CNAME to a shop, a blog or an application you cancelled),…

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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…

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A new domain sending e-mail: how to build a reputation without landing in spam

The short answer: a newly registered domain has no history, and e-mail services distrust what they do not know. If you start sending a lot, suddenly, to people who do…

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The domain you want is already taken: what you can do, and what to avoid

The short answer: a name that is already registered cannot be registered again. But “taken” means different things: the name may be in use, parked and unused, or about to…

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How to access cPanel Control Panel?

cPanel is the control panel where you manage everything in your hosting account - files, e-mail accounts, databases, backups, subdomains and SSL certificates. There are three ways to reach it,…