We are currently experiencing a mail server cluster slowdown. We are working to resolve it. UPDATE: We have possibly identified the slowdown to be network related so rest assured, if you’re expecting an email, it will arrive. We apologize for the delays. UPDATE: OPS are still working to isolate the problem. More to come. UPDATE: […]
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Don't get too clever…
Haven’t posted in this section for awhile (which has been renamed Using URLs Effectively). In today’s lesson we see an attempt at a “call-to-action” URL on a vehicle:
Wordpress admin position open
We are looking for a Wordpress admin with knowledge of all aspects of Wordpress. From web server setup/admin to plugin management. The successful applicant will have the following skillset: nginx MySQL Wordpress MU Cache management Wordpress site migrations Site backup/restore WP-CLI Version updates plugins (writing if needed) and so on… As a bonus, the successful candidate […]
Yahoo testing blocking your email access if you use ad-blockers
Last week the news broke that Yahoo had begun testing a new initiative where users with ad-blocking enabled would be denied access to their email. I’ve been in this business a long time, we’ve been through countless DDoS attacks, and a lot of “red-alert” situations. From those experiences I can tell you that users are […]
RFO (Reason For Outage) October 30/15 Service Outage
At approximately 11:50 am ET the primary link to our Markham datacenter failed. Our datacenter facility has a backup link with another provider, however our BGP advertisements were not accepted via the new data route. Services impacted included: easyMail, easyWEB, easy.Press and outbound mail. The main easyDNS platform was available but impacted due to degraded […]
Spearphishing attack targeting multiple registrars – "From Abuse Desk"
There are multiple reports today across multiple registrars that customers are being targeted in another spearphish purporting to come from the Registrar’s “Abuse Department”:
