Sender Policy Framework or SPF is an email authentication process which has been designed to detect the correct sender addresses during the delivery of an email. The SPF record will contain the sending IP address or domain name and is added to the DNS or Domain Name System of the domain name which any emails are being sent from. This […]
Who Is Nominet?
Founded on the 24th May 1996, Nominet is the organisation which directly manages all .UK domain registrations and act as guardians of the .UK domain name registry. This includes second level domains such as .CO.UK, .ORG.UK, .MOD.UK as well as many others alongside the management of other top level domain names such as .BBC, .BENTLY, .WALES and .CYMRU. Cyber Security […]
What Are The Different Types of Domain Names?
Domain names, which are used to find and access websites or web based servers are available in different suffixes or domain name extensions. There are different types of domain names available with the most popular domain name extension being .com and other options including .info, .co.uk, .org and many more. Domain Name Types Top Level Domains or TLD’s are general […]
Choosing A Domain Name
Domain names can be used for a number of reasons such as the address for a server or email exchange and as well as for creating an online address for your business, you may want to purchase a domain name for a personal blog or remote access address. However, for the most part, domain names are purchased to provide an […]
An Introduction To Domain Names
If you are new to using the internet, the first item you will learn about is a domain name or if you are setting up a new business, you will begin to look at domain names for users to find the website for your new business. Understanding The Internet However, before learning what a domain name is, you first need […]
What Is A DNS?
The Domain Name System or DNS, is an integral protocol of the web’s infrastructure which acts as a phone book of the internet. It’s sounds technical but quite simply, each time you visit a website from your web browser on your mobile, tablet, Laptop or PC, your device completes a DNS Lookup which matches the IP Address with a domain […]