A dangerous email can truly come from someone you know. I recently traced one through Gmail’s authenticated servers and found strong evidence of account misuse. This article explains how I read the headers, why authentication does not guarantee safety, and what victims should do immediately. It also covers passwords, connected applications, forwarding rules, devices, two-step verification, contact warnings, and recovery steps anyone can follow before attackers cause more damage.
Are your website emails disappearing or landing in spam? You might be dealing with unverified emails—and it could be costing you business. Many important messages, like contact form submissions and update notifications, never reach the inbox because modern email servers are stricter than ever. With filters powered by artificial intelligence and constant security updates, even legitimate emails can get flagged as suspicious. This article breaks down why it happens, what it looks like (with real examples from Outlook), and how you can fix it. You’ll learn about SPF, DKIM, and DMARC—three critical DNS settings that help your website’s emails look trustworthy to all mail servers. Whether you manage your own website or rely on a hosting provider, this guide will show you what to check and how to stay out of the junk folder. Don’t let your site’s messages get lost—read the full article to protect your email delivery.
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In doing routine server audits, I often notice that some posts on various websites are getting spammed. This usually means that a control on the post (when it was originally created) has the "Allow Comments" and/or "Allow Pings" left turned on. At that point I check a...
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...
There are many times when we might need to know what IP address we are using. We at CharlesWorks use this information mostly for some Under Construction plugins. For example, to allow one to view a website that is using an Under Construction plugin without having to...
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...
Keeping your site cleared of spam comments will also allow it to operate more efficiently. Getting spam comments has nothing to do with your web hosting. It has to do with setting up what is necessary to mitigate the spammers. This will help immensely with keeping...
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...
The WP Forms plugin for WordPress is fairly popular and one of the plugins I like using for handle form inputs on websites. I especially like being able to tie in Google RECAPTCHA into it which greatly reduces form spam. Form spamming has become big business. Apps...
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