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Email


70.x.x.x SMTP server problems.

Enabling SMTP authentication

How do I add email accounts in my hosting control panel?

How do I login to my Web Mail?

Managing spam with the WebAfrica firewalls

POP3 / IMAP: Diagnosing 101

Setting up email accounts in Microsoft Outlook 2003

Setting up email accounts in Microsoft Outlook XP

Setting up email accounts in Mozilla Thunderbird

Setting up email accounts in Outlook express

SMTP Diagnosing

Spam Procedure

Why do I receive "Message delivery has been delayed"



Errors


Outlook Express Error 0x800CCC1A

Outlook Express Error ox800cccof


Spam Firewall


Using the email anti-spam interface in Helm

Using the email anti-spam interface in Plesk



General


Connect to Web Africa's Live Chat Server

How to access your website before the domain is active using the HOSTS file

HOWTO: Send a screenshot to Web Africa Support


Client Service Area


Adding Additional Prepaid Bandwidth Online

Altering Payment Method/Details


Dedicated Servers


Logging in to your Dedicated Server using console mode

Logging off users from your Dedicated Server

Securing SSH on your Linux Dedicated Server


Domains


Domain Availability



Domain Transfers


Domain Transfer Fees/Times

Transferring a co.za domain name to Web Africa



Connectivity - ADSL/Dial Up



ADSL


Adding a proxy to your web browser

How to create a broadband connection ?

Login troubles caused by Transparent-proxy server farm

Marconi 4 Port Router Broadband Setup

Setting up the router broadband for bridged mode

Setup Route Sentry

Shaped vs Unshaped

Unexplained traffic usage


DSL Console


Adding prepaid bandwidth

Enable Auto Top Ups

View my ADSL usage


Dial Up


Alternate Dial up Numbers

Setting up Windows 98 Dialup networking

Setting up Windows XP Dialup networking


Dial Up Errors


Error 2 : The system cannot find the file specified.

Error 20 : The system cannot find the device specified.

Error 5 : Access Denied.

Error 602 : The port is already open.

Error 608 : The device does not exist.

Error 617 : The port or device is already disconnecting.

Error 618 : The port is not open.

Error 619 : The port is disconnected.

Error 628 : The port was disconnected.

Error 629 : The port was disconnected by the remote machine.

Error 630 : The port was disconnected due to hardware failure.

Error 631 : The port was disconnected by the user.

Error 645 : Internal authentication error.

Error 650 : The Remote Access server is not responding.

Error 651 : Your modem (or other connecting device) has reported an error.

Error 666 : Your modem (or other connecting device) is not functioning.

Error 680 : There is no dial tone.

Error 681 : General error reported by device.

Error 718 : PPP timeout.

Error 720 : No PPP control protocols configured.


Misc


How to do a traceroute using Windows XP



Web Hosting



Linux


.htaccess file

Getting Started - Linux Hosting



.htaccess


Allow/Deny Directory browsing

Change the default index page of a directory or site

Prevening hot-linking of images from your website

Prevent access to your .htaccess file

Preventing Image Bandwidth Theft

Redirect visitors from one page or directory to another


PHP


How to edit PHP configuration settings on the Linux shared hosting servers(php.ini or .htaccess)

PHP overview and general info



Windows


404 Error on a dynamic page that exists

DHTML/Javascript tooltips (floating captions)

Domain Aliases: Making two domains you own share resources

Forwarding domain/website to any another website/domain

Getting Started

How to add a domain checker to your site?

How to deal with and prevent website hacking

How to do a NSLookup & Understanding DNS

IISPassword Error

Supported Components

Which components are supported with our Windows Shared Servers?



Mime Types


Setting the FLV Mime Type


ISAPI Rewrite


Isapi Rewrite


Hosting Overages


Diskspace or Bandwidth Overages

Hosting Overages (Diskspace and Bandwidth)


Frontpage Extensions


How to install Front page extensions

How to publish your website

Unable to install Front page extensions


FTP


Cannot Connect to my FTP Account

Core FTP Tutorial

CuteFTP FTP Tutorial

FileZilla tutorial

How do I get my website onto the internet?

How to use Internet Explorer to upload files?

Internet Explorer FTP Tutorial


Ecommerce


What local (SA) payment processor options are available?


PHP


Custom PHP (ini) Setup

Send mail example using the mail function


ASP


ASP Includes: Disallowed Parent Path - error ASP 0131


Databases


Database connection strings (Access/SQL)

MS Access DSN Connection Example



MySQL


Backing up your MySQL database using phpMyAdmin

Building a database using phpMyAdmin

Common MYSQL Questions

Connecting Remotely to a MySQL Database

Creating a MySQL database using the Control Panel

Getting Started with phpMyAdmin

Importing an SQL file using phpMyAdmin

Using MySQL connection in an .ASP page (connection string)


SQL Server 2000/2005


Email via Stored Procedure / using 'sp_OACreate'

How do I connect remotely to a Microsoft SQL Server database?

Microsoft SQL Server Q & A

Restoring a Microsoft Sql Server 2000 database

Timeouts when connecting to (registering) a SQL database

Trimming the SQL log file



DNS


How to setup Dynamic DNS with your domain


SSL


How will the SSL work with my sub-domains and domain aliases?

Ordering a SSL Certificate

What if I want one SSL to cover all my sub-domains?

What is a CSR?


Send Mail Scripts


ASP Sendmail overview

CDOSYS example & overview

JMail example & overview

Persits example & overview

Sending Bulk E-Mail's

SoftArtisans Mail example & overview

Using form to mail


Wordpress


Undefined index: PATH_INFO in C:\Domains\mydomainname

Undefined index: REQUEST_URI in \wp-settings.php on line 81

Wordpress Installation/Setup


DotNetNuke


DNN Installation


Joomla


Forgot your Joomla super administrator password

Installing Joomla 1.0.15

Installing Joomla 1.53


HELM


Creating application/virtual Directory in HELM