What is DNS?

The operation of the modern Internet is absolutely amazing when you think about all the nuances that contribute to it.  Some estimates state that the average internet user accesses 89 websites per month all with a few taps of the keyboard or mouse button.  How do all these devices know where to go when you […]

GRANDFATHERED: Configuring Client Email

The best part about email is being able to check it anywhere at any time as long as you have an internet connection.  Orcas Web’s webmail system can be accessed via any browser through our email hosting site, orcasonline.com/webmail.  We do understand that webmail also isn’t always enough; storing emails on your phone, iPad, or […]

Checking Webmail

Email is a time-tested method of communication and file transfer that is still quite relevant even in the modern world of cloud storage and instant messaging.  Considering email’s importance to businesses and personal activity it’s a good thing that accessing email is so simple.  Orcas Web has used its long experience in email hosting to […]

GRANDFATHERED: Can Orcas Web Supply Email?

It’s not uncommon, and for good reason, for website owners to have an email account connected with their domain(s) and hosted by the same company that hosts their website.  Integrating an email account with your website and hosted domain can go a long way to streamlining communication, and handling spam, related to your web hosting […]

Who owns my domain?

A website represents a massive investment of time and resources from its user(s) and the worst thing that could happen is for an owner to lose access to their website because the ownership of their site’s domain is in question. Every domain has a registered owner, even if the domain is currently for sale. Knowing […]

What is DNS Propagation?

If you’ve ever been involved in modern computers; worked on a website; or talked with your Internet Service Provider about connection issues, then the chances are high that you’ve heard of, or had to deal with, DNS.  This acronym stands for Domain Name System, and this is the internet’s universal record of associated domain names […]

What is a domain registrar?

A domain registrar, or specifically a domain name registrar, is a company that sells domains; registering them by managing and organizing the records of ownership of any domain names sold through them. If a customer buys a domain, then that sale needs to be publically recorded for the benefit of everyone accessing that market. Domain […]