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Verizon has recently began to block port 25. What does this mean for you, our customers? This means that you will no longer be able to use our Outgoing SMTP server to send mail if you connect with Verizon. As a solution, Verizon is allowing it's customers to use their...

Some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) may block port 25 for sending mail.  If you have an AIT web hosting account, and you use your server with AIT to send out email, and are not able to do so, it is quite possible that your ISP has implemented a policy where...

Some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) may block port 25 for sending mail.  If you have an AIT web hosting account, and you use your server with AIT to send out email, and are not able to do so, it is quite possible that your ISP has implemented a policy where...

AIT uses three different name servers for hosting plans. They are as follows: Primary nameserver: Name: ns0.aitcom.net IP: 216.117.191.20 Secondary nameserver: Name: ns1.aitcom.net IP: 216.117.186.139 Optional nameserver: Name: ns2.aitcom.net IP: 216.117.191.22 Please...

To save time when browsing the internet, your home computer will store DNS information locally. At times though, this may cause problems when trying to view a website after they have changed hosting providers because your computer is still looking for the old DNS...

This issue normally happens as a result of a problem with the email client (Outlook/Outlook Express) and not because of a problem with the server. In most of these cases, users setup their email with the option in Outlook to "leave a copy of mail on the server". When...

An SPF, or Sender Policy Framework, is a DNS record used to validate inbound e-mails to a domain by verifying they originated from an authorized entity. This authenticates messages as a measure against spammers, who can claim their messages are from servers lacking...

Typically, when Comcast blocks an IP address from sending email into their network, they will not provide detailed information on why the block was put in place.  The bounced error message from email sent from an AIT server to a Comcast email account reads as...

This error comes from fmail.pl or eform.pl. The email address must be specified in the form. Some customers decide to make the form 'from' the person submitting the form, meaning the email address they put into the 'Email' field. Others, decide to make the email...

What is email spoofing? Email spoofing refers to email that appears to have been originated from one source when it was actually sent from another source. Individuals, who are sending "junk" email or "SPAM", typically want the email to appear to be from an email...