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IPV6 Part 1 – An introduction

08/11/2017

IPv6 can be simpler and more efficient that IPv4 If the length of an IPV6 address looks scary and you think that the learning curve to ramp up to IPV6 will be too steep, take a deep breathe. Learning IPV4 concepts was JUST as hard originally. After a few hours, it all makes sense. IPV6 […]

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Windows PowerShell commands – Part 2

02/11/2017

Benefits of PowerShell over Command Prompt Well, PowerShell certainly has more power! The command prompt is an interface available to execute simple DOS commands; most users have not explored it beyond ping, ipconfig or in the programming world, ftp. However, PowerShell is much more than that. While there are many differences between the two, here […]

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Windows PowerShell commands – Part 1

01/11/2017

At Host Africa, we believe in helping our clients to the best of our ability. This sometimes also means refusing to help clients as some queries fall outside our area of expertise. Windows Powershell is one of these areas. As a result, we would like to help with a short article compiled from various internet […]

E-mail

Testing EMail Protocols from the command line

30/10/2017

Introduction and tools you will need to test email protocols Have you ever wondered what sort of conversation occurs between mail servers? Here is a guide on MTA-Speak and how to see if your mail server is actually working or not, ordered by email protocols. You will need a telnet client installed to run these tests and some form […]

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There is a new worldwide ransomware outbreak

25/10/2017

It has elements of NotPetya. Organizations in Russia, Ukraine and a few hours later also the U.S. are under siege from Bad Rabbit, a new strain of ransomware with similarities to NotPetya. The outbreak started Tuesday and froze computer systems in several European countries, and began spreading to the U.S., the latest in a series of attacks. […]

Business Cloud Hosting

VPS or Web-hosting – which do I need?

23/10/2017

Which package is right for me? This all depends on what you want to do and what skills you have available. The quick and short answer is Websites = Web Hosting and Applications = VPS. This is a bit of an oversimplification. If your website includes some sort of customised back-end software or application, you […]

IPV6 Part 1 – An introduction

Windows PowerShell commands – Part 2

Windows PowerShell commands – Part 1

Testing EMail Protocols from the command line

There is a new worldwide ransomware outbreak

VPS or Web-hosting – which do I need?

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