Solar flares from the current G3-class solar storm could cause significant Internet disruptions. These flares interfere with satellites responsible for data transmission, potentially slowing website loading times or causing temporary outages. Satellite-based email and messaging services may also face delays as the storm’s impact interrupts communication signals, leading to intermittent access for users. While the storm is unlikely to cause widespread, long-term damage, localized disruptions are possible. Be prepared for slower service and intermittent connectivity throughout the weekend.
Understanding Email Delays and Attachments
Understanding email delays and attachment issues can reduce frustration. At CharlesWorks, we separate email and web servers to enhance reliability. Learn why delays occur and how to mitigate them, including tips for handling large attachments and improving connectivity.
Removing Bad Email Addresses from Outlook’s AutoComplete
One great feature of Outlook is that it has always been able to remember email addresses you've used in the past. It remembers these even if you've never stored them in your contacts. Outlook caches them, making the email addresses available going forward. It's a...
Anatomy of a Phone Text Phishing Attempt
Phishing - attempts to trick people into giving up sensitive information - has been on the rise for many. many years now. Even seasoned internet individuals can fall prey to the bad actors perpetrating this criminal activity. The Phish Here is an example of a text I...
Best Practices for Mitigating Website Hacks
We at CharlesWorks are often asked by our web clients if their site is protected from malware and getting hacked. They also want to know if there site IS hacked, whether there be a charge to fix it. The totally hack-proof website The totally hack proof website has no...
Default local mail server disable for new DirectAdmin domains
As a general policy at CharlesWorks, we set up email on separate servers from your website. Doing this keeps mail server traffic from affecting website resources and vice versa. The local mail server on the DirectAdmin must be disabled when using a remote mail server....
Sorting Outlook Hosted Exchange based Email using Webmail
Whether you are running a household or a business, it's easy for your emails to ultimately get out of control. Having plenty of space to store them along with fast access to them can save a lot of time and headaches. A number of years ago, we at CharlesWorks switched...
Dealing with Website Form and Comment Spamming
The spamming of web forms has grown tremendously over the past several years. Spamming forms is inevitable with any forms on websites. This has little or nothing to do with where your website is hosted. The problem The main problem is that even though it is, and has...
Discovering Website and Email Addressing with NSLookup
Open Command Prompt window type nslookup and enter set type=any (domain name)
Dealing with “Reply To:” issues in WordPress form outputs
Spam Prevention nightmares Spam prevention has been a nightmare for all involved since even before I began CharlesWorks in 1998. Spammers: they are always trying to find ways around the spam protection. Email users: It is a constant battle trying to sort spam from...