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by Robert Michael
With your hosting package comes at least one email account. These email accounts are extremely vulnerable to all forms of internet crime, from identity theft to system sabotage.
Phishing: Phishing is when an email in your inbox seems to be from a company you know and trust (like a store you do business with online, or a financial institution, or your hosting service), requesting innocently enough that you follow a link to their site where you'll be prompted to update your personal data. The link takes you to a page almost identical to the corresponding page on the actual company's site. If you or hosting company don't catch on in time, you could be giving a fraudster all they need to fleece you clean: credit card numbers, passwords, etc.
Lucky for us, a large number of hosting companies include with their hosting packages the technology to identify schemes like this and keep you from ever having to deal with them.
Viruses: Another way criminals can use your email to get at you is by infecting your system with viruses via email attachments. Most computer owners have encountered viruses at one point or another, and fortunately most hosting companies offer some sort of virus blocker as part of their hosting packages.
If the hosting company additionally offers you a firewall, even better. As well, many hosting companies are scanning all attachments coming through their system for viruses. For maximum peace of mind, they should also be updating their database regularly with every new viruses as it's discovered.
Spam: Who hasn't heard of spam? Your hosting company sure has, and if you don't think their grossly affected by it, think again! It boggles the mind that so many companies still think these relentless, impersonal, mass emailings will win customers over to them. Most hosting companies know how much you hate spam, and are committed to helping you to combat it.
Many hosting companies now use spam filters to isolate emails that, for one reason or another, send up a red flag: be it because the sender is not listed in the recipient's address book, or because the email was simultaneously sent out to hundreds of recipients. Self-learning spam filters now existing that, based on your patterns of acceptance and rejection of emails, continuously develops its ability to discern between legitimate emails and spam. Using text analysis, a hosting company can even examine the exact content in an email to better determine its origins and intentions.
You can select whether to have your hosting service automatically delete emails it identifies as spam, or just place them in an alternate mailbox for your later examination.
And spam doesn't just annoy, it harms. It's possible the spam that gets through your hosting providers server could be carrying a virus.
Your email should be kept as sacred as the rest of your private belongings (like your identity), and it's a responsible hosting company that does whatever it can to keep it that way. There are so many hosting service providers out there now, it would be a shame to settle for one that doesn't.
About The Author: Robert Michael is a writer for Farsi Hosting which is an excellent place to find hosting links, resources and articles. For more information go to: http://www.farsihosting.com
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With your hosting package comes at least one email account. These email accounts are extremely vulnerable to all forms of internet crime, from identity theft to system sabotage.
Phishing: Phishing is when an email in your inbox seems to be from a company you know and trust (like a store you do business with online, or a financial institution, or your hosting service), requesting innocently enough that you follow a link to their site where you'll be prompted to update your personal data. The link takes you to a page almost identical to the corresponding page on the actual company's site. If you or hosting company don't catch on in time, you could be giving a fraudster all they need to fleece you clean: credit card numbers, passwords, etc.
Lucky for us, a large number of hosting companies include with their hosting packages the technology to identify schemes like this and keep you from ever having to deal with them.
Viruses: Another way criminals can use your email to get at you is by infecting your system with viruses via email attachments. Most computer owners have encountered viruses at one point or another, and fortunately most hosting companies offer some sort of virus blocker as part of their hosting packages.
If the hosting company additionally offers you a firewall, even better. As well, many hosting companies are scanning all attachments coming through their system for viruses. For maximum peace of mind, they should also be updating their database regularly with every new viruses as it's discovered.
Spam: Who hasn't heard of spam? Your hosting company sure has, and if you don't think their grossly affected by it, think again! It boggles the mind that so many companies still think these relentless, impersonal, mass emailings will win customers over to them. Most hosting companies know how much you hate spam, and are committed to helping you to combat it.
Many hosting companies now use spam filters to isolate emails that, for one reason or another, send up a red flag: be it because the sender is not listed in the recipient's address book, or because the email was simultaneously sent out to hundreds of recipients. Self-learning spam filters now existing that, based on your patterns of acceptance and rejection of emails, continuously develops its ability to discern between legitimate emails and spam. Using text analysis, a hosting company can even examine the exact content in an email to better determine its origins and intentions.
You can select whether to have your hosting service automatically delete emails it identifies as spam, or just place them in an alternate mailbox for your later examination.
And spam doesn't just annoy, it harms. It's possible the spam that gets through your hosting providers server could be carrying a virus.
Your email should be kept as sacred as the rest of your private belongings (like your identity), and it's a responsible hosting company that does whatever it can to keep it that way. There are so many hosting service providers out there now, it would be a shame to settle for one that doesn't.
About The Author: Robert Michael is a writer for Farsi Hosting which is an excellent place to find hosting links, resources and articles. For more information go to: http://www.farsihosting.com
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You may want to try these articles on hosting
Hosting, Free Website Hosting Vs. Paid Website Hosting Basics by Roger McLean Approximately 613 Words
Hosting, A Guide To Virtual Web Hosting by Jeff Klemin Approximately 609 Words
Hosting, How To Pick A Hosting Company 101 by Wayne Van Dyck Approximately 841 Words
Hosting, Managaed Hosting: Do We Really Need It? by Robert Michael Approximately 646 Words
Hosting, Six Things To Look For When Choosing A Web Hosting Plan by Fei Lim Approximately 740 Words
Hosting, What Is Reseller Web Hosting? by Damien Gleadall Approximately 694 Words
Hosting, How To Run A Successful Hosting Business by Damien Gleadall Approximately 483 Words
You may want to try these websites for additional information
http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting/
http://photobucket.com/register.php
http://del.icio.us/tag/hosting
The information provided in this article is the express opinion of the author. Exchangenet is not responsible for the content!
