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You’ve been redirected to our Spam Trap

emailYour email bounced with a message leading you here. Why?

We hate spam. To try to keep spam levels down, we’ve implemented a bunch of filters to block as much as we can.

Unfortunately, nobody’s perfect and we occassionally block email from our friends too. This page lists all of the messages our server sends when it blocks email so you can read about what the filter is and why you were blocked.

If you’re not a spammer and your email has been blocked, we’re sorry.  Please submit a whitelist request and we’ll fix our filters so you never get blocked again.

Error messages you might have come across

DENIED_RBL_MATCH

Refused. Your IP address is listed in the RBL

We are using the Real Time Blacklist mentioned above. You have to contact them in order to be unlisted. To check where your IP address is listed: MX Toolbox Blacklist Checker

DENIED_RDNS_MISSING

Refused. You have no reverse DNS entry.

Every server on the internet should have a reverse DNS entry, especially mail servers.

Our mail server checks for reverse DNS entries. Any email coming from a server without one is blocked. This stops a lot of email from servers that shouldn’t be sending email, such as virus-infected home computers, bot nets, anonymous servers all running from temporary IP addresses.

DENIED_IP_IN_CC_RDNS

Refused. Your reverse DNS entry contains your IP address and a country code.

Your server’s reverse DNS entry contains its IP address and ends in a two-character country code. For example, if your IP address is 11.22.33.44 and your reverse DNS entry is 11.22.33.44.example.com.us, our server is going to block your email. IP addresses in reverse DNS entries usually indicate servers that shouldn’t be sending email – just the kind of server a spammer would use.

Just change your reverse DNS entry to something meaningful to resolve the issue.

To look up your mail server’s reverse DNS, use this rDNS tool: Reverse DNS Lookup

DENIED_SENDER_NO_MX

Refused. The domain of your sender address has no mail exchanger (MX).

Your domain’s MX record either doesn’t exist or lists a name that doesn’t resolve AND your domain name doesn’t have an A record. This means no mail to your domain can possibly be delivered, including bounce messages.

DENIED_AUTH_REQUIRED

Refused. Authentication is required to send mail.

We do not accept any email unless the sender authenticates first. Reconfigure your mail client and try again. Ensure you are using SMTP port 587 to authenticate. Port 25 rarely works these days.

DENIED_IDENTICAL_SENDER_RECIPIENT

Refused. Identical sender and recipient addresses are not allowed.

You are attempting to send email both “to” and “from” the same address, which we don’t accept. In most cases, authenticating your connection will avoid this block.

ENVELOPE_SENDER_IN_BADMAILFROM_LIST

Refused. Your address is in our BadMailFrom list

Your email address (or domain) has violated a number of anti-spam filters and has triggered a time limited block. The block is automatically removed within 12-24 hours.

Cheap web space – with a free .UK domain name

Cheap web space – with a free .UK domain name

server-imgNot all cheap webspace packages are the same. It’s not what you get that matters, it’s what is missing that really matters most.

All our cheap webspace solutions are backed by our unconditional 30 day satisfaction money back guarantee. No quibble, no questions, no risk.

With free webspace setup, no advertising banners, and no FTP dial up or upload restrictions – there really is no catch with our web hosting solutions.

What’s the difference between webspace and hosting?

During the early days of the internet (not so long ago!) the space that you would store your website on a server was referred to as webspace. Only later, as more and more features were added that webspace began to represent the amount of file space that you get with your hosting package.

Hosting now refers to the full service, which means webspace and other services provided usually include email, webmail, ftp, pop incoming mail server, smtp outgoing mail server and more. So, as you can see, webspace now only refers to a single part of the hosting package.

Why use UK Cheapest as our webspace provider?

We keep our servers up to date. Fast response, highest security.

  • You don’t have to worry about your SMTP server being blocked by your ISP. You can use any ISP to send email even if your ISP blocks SMTP port 25 outgoing email (eg AOL, Orange, BT etc), we offer port 587 as an effective workaround.
  • Essential services such as POP, SMTP, Webmail, Password Management, Unlimited FTP upload access, web statistics, PHP, CGI, Perl and much more are included as standard in ALL cheap web hosting accounts.
  • Website visitor statistics in all manner of charts and figures are included as standard with all hosting accounts.

I would like a free .UK domain name with my cheap webspace, what do I do next?

No doubt you have already thought about your desired domain names? If not, it’s time to start thinking! Or simply experiment, type potential domain names in to the search box below and have a look what is available. All “Unlimited” plans come with a free .UK domain name.

How easy is it to upgrade my cheap web space package in the future?

Upgrading is easy and can be done at any time. Your will receive account upgrade options with your order so do not worry about ordering a package that is too small. Order what you think is necessary and upgrade as when needed.

Buying domain names, a definitive guide

Are you in the market for a domain name?

girlbooksNo doubt there are hundreds, no, thousands of domain providers out there. So, how do you choose? Can you choose a domain name provider based squarely on price? Let’s see, do you select your car on price? Or your home on price alone… I didn’t think so.

It’s not just about the domain name. What about all the gubbins that you would expect to come with your domain name? In fact, you might not even know what you might need with your domain name – so how does that work?

You need to find a domain name provider that will supply all the features you need – and more, ready for when you eventually work out what to do with your domain.

Let’s explore what features you may require with your domain name.

Make sure the domain is registered in YOUR name

As a minimum you want to reserve the domain name for immediate use or for use in the future should you find the time. Well, all domain registrars meet this requirement – or do they? Well, no they don’t. Many domain name providers will register YOUR domain name in THEIR name. How does that work? Well, they just do and so when it comes to having control over your domain name you simply find it is limited – simply because it isn’t really YOUR domain name. Only choose a domain name host that registers the YOUR domain name in YOUR name.

Ensure you have the freedom to choose any web host

Once you have your domain name you do not want to be tied to a single host as this could negate any saving you make on your domain name. Besides, you should have the choice right? Well, many domain name providers will NOT allow you to change your domain name servers to point to another host. This would tie you in to using that particular domain provider should you need a Web Hosting account in the future. You need to keep your options open. Only choose a domain provider that allows you FREE and UNLIMITED changes of your domain nameservers. This guarantees that your domain name can be used with any web host without restriction or cost.

Can your domain name point to your free web space?

Do you have free webspace provided by your ISP? You probably do, so why buy a hosting package if you already have webspace? Check with your ISP/Broadband Supplier and find out how to upload your new website to your free webspace. So now all you need to do is point your domain name to your free webspace. This usually uses a feature called “web forwarding”. Ensure that web forwarding is supplied as standard with your domain name, you’d be surprised how many domain name hosts charge extra for this feature.

Is your domain name email enabled?

While you are pondering the use of your domain name, wouldn’t it be useful to redirect any email sent to your domain name to your everyday email address? This is called email forwarding and again, is often an extra charge on your domain name after you have purchased. Read the small print before your select your domain name host.

So, to summarise….

Find a cheap domain name host that meets the above criteria and you can’t go far wrong with your domain purchase.

Should you have difficulty, let me save you some time. Here is a UK based domain name provider that meets all of the above criteria and more…Cheap Domain Names – https://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk

Catch-All | Delete Catchall | catch All Email

emailCatchall Addresses & Dictionary SPAM Attacks

Catchall (or wildcard) addresses are the addresses that receive all email for a domain, unless there is a specific address better suited to handle the incoming email. You may or may not have one on one of your domains. e.g.

Bloggs.com has two email addresses, “joe@bloggs.com” and “@bloggs.com” (the catchall). If a mail comes in addressed to joe@bloggs.com, it is delivered to the “joe@bloggs.com” mailbox. If a mail comes in addressed to sales@bloggs.com, it is delivered to the “@bloggs.com” mailbox.

With the ever increasing level of spam on the Internet, people are being more guarded with their email addresses. It’s therefore more difficult for spammers to obtain valid addresses to send their messages to. Rather than scour the WWW for a limited supply of well protected addresses, they’ve come up with a better idea: Find domains through search engines, and then send thousands of emails to common ‘local parts’ at those domains. (The ‘local part’ is the bit before the @ sign)

For example, they might find the bloggs.com domain through a search engine, or a domain registration tool, and then send to the following email addresses:

sales@bloggs.com, info@bloggs.com, webmaster@bloggs.com, john@bloggs.com, peter@bloggs.com, simon@bloggs.com, steve@bloggs.com, neil@bloggs.com, paul@bloggs.com, derek@bloggs.com, etc, etc.

There’s only a small amount of addresses listed here, but depending on the thoroughness of the spammer, there can be upwards of 20,000 variations for a single domain. And, because bloggs.com has a catchall email address – every single message will end up in the one mailbox..

Dictionary SPAM Attacks

This is called a ‘dictionary attack’, and is getting more and more popular with spammers. Quite often, they’ll send these messages out from a huge network of ‘zombie machines’ or ‘bots’, which are virus/adware infected home PCs. Because of this vast distributed network of infected machines sending the mail, there’s no reliable way of blocking the mail.

What’s worse is that some of the dictionary attacks check for ‘successful’ delivery, i.e. if a recipient is not refused at the destination mail server, then the recipient’s address is added to the ‘verified’ list, and possibly sold on to other spammers.

So now, the catchall mailbox at bloggs.com is overwhelmed with 20,000 messages, and because none of the mail was rejected, is on the list of ‘viable targets’ for another attack.

Recently, more and more domains that we host email for have been falling victim to dictionary attacks. A lot of them do not have catchalls, and the spammer’s mail is harmlessly bounced before even being allowed onto our servers, but a few domains have been effectively disabled for many hours, thanks to the catchall accepting the many thousands of email messages. Either the customer’s Exchange/Outlook server falls over under the strain, or the customer has to retrieve all the messages slowly, and then sift through, looking for legitimate mail. This isn’t limited to POP accounts either, as catchall forwards are affected. Both affect the performance of the servers, and impact the quality of service for your domains, and the domains of other customers.

How do I eliminate the SPAM generated from a dictionary attack?

The solution is to remove the catch-alls. We’ve disabled the creation of new catch-all accounts, as we believe that in 99% of cases, there is no need for them to be there. Any existing catchalls on the system have been left untouched, but you are encouraged to phase them out as soon as possible, before your domain finds its way onto a ‘viable target’ list.

Parked Domain Names

Login to your Domain Control Panel to disable the catchall for your domain name.

  • Login to https://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk/members
  • Select “Email Forwarding” from the Functions list
  • Select “Delete” on your [ CATCH-ALL ] alias
  • SPAM to your domain will be instantly reduced

Web Hosting Customers

The following documents will show how your catchall should be set

If you have any questions please contact the HelpDesk for support.

Start the Transfer-In of a Domain

transfer-iconStarting the Transfer-In to UKC

There are many reasons to transfer your domain names to UKC. This is where you begin the process for all domain name types. All domain transfers start here.

Let’s do it

Enter your full domain name carefully into the box below. eg: yourdomain.com

You will be taken straight to the Checkout to complete your transfer. If you need more information, please review the following helpful articles: