.BIZ is a generic top-level domain and comes from "business". It was introduced as an alternative to the .com domain for businesses whose .com domain had already been registered. The .biz extension...
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.INFO
The .info is a generic top-level domain and was introduced in 2001. The INFO domain comes from Information and was intended for informational websites. INFO is an unsponsored TLD and can be used by...
.ORG
The .org domain is another top-level domain and stands for organization. The .org domain was created in 1985 and is operated by the Public Interest Registry. The domain is first intended for...
.NET
The domain extension .net is a generic top-level domain (gTLD). The .net extension comes from the network and is created in 1985 and operated by Verisign. The .net domain is one of the most popular...
.COM
The .com domain is one of the first top-level domains that were introduced when the Domain Name System was implemented. The COM extension is an abbreviation for commercial as it was intended to...
How to Configure Your Email Account in Microsoft Outlook?
Outlook is a Microsoft mail client which is part of the Microsoft Office suite. In this article, we will guide you on how to configure your email account with AwardSpace inside Outlook. How...
How to Configure Your Email Account in Mozilla Thunderbird?
Mozilla Thunderbird is a free open-source email client. You can download it from the official Thunderbird website. In this article, we will guide you through the process of configuring your...
How to Create an Email Alias
We have already covered in our previous article how to create an email account. In this article, we will take a look at the Email Alias feature in the AwardSpace control panel. What is an...
How to Create a Catch-all Email Account?
We have gone through the email account creation process in our previous article. In this article, we will review closely the Catch-all Email Account which you can create with AwardSpace. What...
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