Web Hosting FAQ January 30th, 2009
Web hosting, what is that?
A website helps any business firm to sell its activity across the globe. Any company that has substantial information need to keep files in organized manner with the help of a server, to send this message. Nevertheless, small businesses who have limited resources have difficulties owning a server, let alone, maintaining it with the help of technical persons. However, if any company, that offers web hosting services, is hired for this purpose, then such company helps the business establishment in hosting its information on the net through its dedicated server. You could say, the small business company pays a fraction of the actual cost for the web hosting service for its business activity. In this arrangement, the maintenance of the server and other associated works are regularly done by the provider of the web hosting provider.
What is domain name hosting?
This is the address that your company received from IPP after making payment to the provider of the service. In fact, this arrangement helps you in getting quickly into the business activity rather than setting up everything at own cost.
a registrar, what is that?
You have to register each domain name with an authority known as registrar. This is required as the domain name offers lot of information pertaining to your business activity, billing, registered owner in addition to details of what server your domain name/web site is hosted on. It is always important to have the domain name registered in the name of your company even if the web hosting or web design company buys it for you. To change the contact information pertaining to your business becomes easy if it is registered in your name. Also, it is necessary to renew your domain name with the company that has registered it. You can contact Digital West Networks, Inc if you want to purchase a domain name. (DWNI).
What is ‘Wildcard’ or ‘Catch-all’ email?
This refers to receiving e-mail sent to anyword@yourdomain.com. So, even if there is a mistake in typing the user name, the mail reaches you as long as the domain name is right. On the flipside, however, it also generates unwanted spam and need to be disabled.
What is ‘‘Unlimited e-mail forwarding?’’
Unlimited e-mail forwarding helps in getting mail in the mailbox of your choice with the e-mail address. In this, e-mail can be sent to a specific location and helps in organizing mails conveniently. If you have separate addresses, for example, sales@yourdomain.com and also techhelp@yourdomain.com helps in directing the mails to specific user groups. Or, these can be grouped to only one mailbox if a single person is looking into them.