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Temporary issues affecting outbound emails

TFXWeb 10th July 2026

Fasthosts Notification – We are aware of a critical issue preventing all customers from sending outbound email via our SMTP servers. Messages will remain in your outbox and fail to send.…

Temporary issues affecting emails sent to Microsoft hosted email address again

TFXWeb 30th June 2026

Emails for the majority of our customers are handled through our reseller account with Fasthosts. This morning (11:50 30/06/26) Fasthosts have advised “Some emails sent to Microsoft-hosted email addresses may…

Temporary issues affecting emails sent to Microsoft hosted email address RESOLVED

TFXWeb 26th June 2026

Emails for the majority of our customers are handled through our reseller account with Fasthosts. This afternoon (16:15 26/06/26) Fasthosts have advised “Some emails sent to Microsoft-hosted email addresses may…

Scheduled email maintetnance

TFXWeb 22nd June 2026

Clients should be aware that there is scheduled maintenance of email servers on 24th June 2026. This is due to place overnight, starting at 10pm and expected to last no…

Domain expiry email(s)

TFXWeb 1st April 2026

Emails are circulating claiming that your domain registered with Fasthosts has expired. These are scam emails and should be ignored. Do NOT click on any links in the email. An…

17th March 2026 – Critical Outage – Inbound Email Service Disruption * RESOLVED *

TFXWeb 17th March 2026

Fasthosts, who provide the backbone of email for most of our customers have notified us of the following: We are experiencing a critical outage affecting all inbound email. Mail sent…

How to manage your mailbox

TFXWeb 16th March 2026

How to prevent a mailbox from filling up Use POP3 instead of IMAP (if possible) POP3 downloads emails to a device and can be set to remove them from the…

Your email settings may need reviewing

TFXWeb 28th January 2026

Fasthosts, who provide the email accounts for many of our clients via our reseller contract, have recently updated mail security to prevent insecure mail connections to their mail servers. If…

The New Year brings a flurry of new scams

TFXWeb 29th December 2025

Please be aware that there appears to be a deluge of scam emails title “Domain expiry reminder” (or similar) many of which purport to be from Fasthosts (for whom we…

Temporary issues with email

TFXWeb 10th December 2025

We have been advised by Fasthosts (as at 1516H today) of temporary email issues that may affect clients who are using email accounts provided by Fasthosts, for whom we are…

Temporary issues with outbound email

TFXWeb 2nd December 2025

There are temporary issues with outbound emails that may affect clients who are using email accounts provided by Fasthosts, for whom we are a reseller. “We are aware of a…

Latest scam alerts that may affect our customers

TFXWeb 18th November 2025

Many of our customers know that some of the services we provide are through Fasthosts, and there has been various scam alerts recently purporting to be from Fasthosts that our…

New site for Make It Echo

TFXWeb 5th November 2025

We’re excited over our recent launch of a new site for Make It Echo. Make It Echo is a curated experiences platform that connects people with local hosts to offer…

Temporary email issues

TFXWeb 4th November 2025

Emails for the majority of our customers are handled through our reseller account with Fasthosts. This morning (11:15 04/11/25) Fasthosts have advised “Some customers may be experiencing issues receiving E-mails.…

New site for Anxiety Uncovered

TFXWeb 30th September 2025

We recently built a new site for existing client Joe Rowntree (with his personal site currently undergoing a complete rebuild as well!) Anxiety Uncovered is a programme and resource hub…

Scam Warning – Service Renewal Invoice

TFXWeb 30th September 2025

A recent scam email doing the rounds is displayed as an email requiring payment to renew service, usually for a domain renewal. We’ve seen several examples of this in various…

Scam Warning – email deactivation

TFXWeb 3rd March 2025

One of the latest scam emails doing the rounds notifies people that a request has been made to deactivate their email account. We’ve seen numerous examples of this email in…

Scam Warning – mailbox notification – messages pending delivery

TFXWeb 12th February 2025

A recent round of scam emails notifies people that their mailbox is failing to sync messages or are queued pending delivery – examples: Needless to say, you should not click…

Scam Warning – ‘spoofing’ email addresses

TFXWeb 31st January 2025

Email spoofing is a cybersecurity threat where attackers send emails with forged sender addresses. Since standard email protocols lack built-in authentication mechanisms, malicious actors can easily manipulate email metadata, making…

Scam Warning – your domain name is due to expire

TFXWeb 17th January 2025

Scam emails claiming your domain name is about to expire often circulate, urging urgent renewal to avoid losing your website or email services. These emails may appear to come from…

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