easyDNS is now accepting Solana (SOL) payments for all services, following on a theme of firsts: First ICANN accredited registrar to accept Bitcoin payments (back in 2013) We had Bitcoin treasury strategy long before anybody had ever heard of Microstrategy. First to accept ETH for payments and provide ENS linking to legacy domains, […]
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Understanding TTL in DNS: What Does TTL Mean in DNS?
The Domain Name System (DNS) is often referred to as the internet’s phonebook, translating human-readable domain names like www.example.com into IP addresses that computers use to identify each other on the network. The most overlooked component of DNS, even among the technically adept, is the Time to Live (TTL) value. Understanding what TTL means and […]
easyMAIL delivery – RESOLVED
We know of intermittent delivery delays with our easyMAIL service and are investigating. We apologise for any inconvenience. Update: The time period of these delays was between 7am and 9am Eastern time (11am to 1pm UTC) – all emails were queued and delivered after this was resolved.
The issuemail tag for CAA records is now supported
easyDNS has recently added support for the ‘issuemail’ tag in CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) DNS records. This new feature allows domain owners to specify which Certificate Authorities (CAs) are permitted to issue S/MIME (Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) certificates for email addresses associated with their domain. By implementing this tag, domain administrators gain greater control over […]
Slowness with SMTP connections – RESOLVED
We are investigating the periodic slowness in connecting to our mailout server – timeouts and delays in sending emails. We apologise for any inconvenience and are working on resolving this as soon as possible. Update: The slowness of delivery is no longer occurring or being reported.
Optimizing DNS Performance: TTL Strategies to Reduce Query Count on a DNS Zone
In terms of DNS (Domain Name System) management and optimizing DNS performance, one of the primary concerns is reducing the query load on DNS servers while maintaining performance and reliability. A key factor in this balancing act is the Time to Live (TTL) setting for DNS records. TTL determines how long a DNS record is […]