As we love to be one that keeps in tune with the latest developments across the industry, we are introducing SPF and DKIM on our email hosting servers. They are a part of our arsenal to fight spam and reduce email spoofing for mail hosting packages with Thexyz Email & Apps.
What is SPF and DKIM?
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- SPF stands for Sender Policy Framework and is implemented using a TXT record. It is an extension of SMTP that stops email spammers from forging the ‘From’ fields in an email. This becomes necessary as SMTP inherently does not have an authentication mechanism. SPF does this by specifying addresses that are authorized to send an email from your Domain Name.
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- Along with SPF, we have also introduced DKIM. Domain Keys Identification Mail is another mechanism you can use to fight email forgery. It uses encryption technology (public-key cryptography) to verify that an email is really from the sender from whom it appears to be.
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- Please Note: There will not be any changes required if you are using Thexyz DNS Hosting.
- In case our DNS services are not being used, you will need to add certain TXT records at your DNS provider.
.WS Price Changes
- In keeping with the .WS Registry price hike, the price of a .WS Domain Name will be increased by $1.00 for Registrations, Renewals, and Transfer-Ins, from the 31st of August, 2010 at 12:30 UTC.
