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To ensure a fair and open Internet, the policies surrounding registration and transfer of generic top-level domains (gTLDs) are overseen by a non-profit organisation called ICANN. ICANN is changing the rules for domain transfers on December 1, 2016. The old transfer policy was only invoked when transferring a domain between two different registrars, for example, […]

Starting today we’re pleased to announce for support for Ubuntu 16.04 on the File Sanctuary Cloud! Ubuntu 16.04 is the latest LTS (long term support) release of Ubuntu. An LTS release means that maintenance and security updates will be released for this version for the next five years. We’re supporting Ubuntu 16.04 in both 64-bit […]

We’re pleased to announce that starting today, the FreeBSD operating system can now be installed on all HVM Cloud Servers. You can be up and running with your own FreeBSD Cloud Server in just a few minutes! FreeBSD is now the third major operating system family that we host, alongside Linux and Windows, and to […]

Happy New Year from all of us here at File Sanctuary! We hope you had a great Christmas and New Year and are recharged ready to get cracking with 2016! In 2015 we launched several new products, kept you safe from major security threats, had excellent uptime and much more. This update is a summary […]

SSL is not only important for the encryption it provides, it is also a very important tool in building trust amongst your visitors and increasing sales. GlobalSign carried out a survey of European Internet users in November 2014 and their findings highlight some concerning trends and what you can do to stay trustworthy in the […]

A few weeks ago we gave you a quick tour of the new Livedrive Control Center and teased that there would be more to come soon. As promised this is a showcase of what the new look Livedrive web portal has to offer. To get to your own Livedrive web portal from your desktop you […]

Theres a new update which we believe is going to make things even better for all our customers with Livedrive. Haven’t got Livedrive yet? You can read more about unlimited online storage and backup, or how useful the Briefcase is, or how there are so many features in the Livedrive for Business package that the […]

We are delighted to announce that we are now selling GlobalSign SSL certificates in addition to our already considerable selection of SSL certificates. With ever increasing industry focus on ensuring a site is encrypted and secure, particularly the Google announcement that they will be using a websites encryption level as a ranking factor, we are […]

We’ve updated our Roundcube webmail service today with some great new features: You can now search across multiple folders in one search — just click the magnifying glass on the left of the search field to find the new options If you have lots of folders, you can now search for them by name — […]

Happy New Year from all of us here at File Sanctuary! We hope you had a great Christmas and New Year, and have returned to work revitalised and raring to go! In 2014 we launched new products, kept you safe from major security threats, had excellent uptime and much more. This post is a summary […]

PageRank is what Google uses to ascertain the importance of a website and thereby the order it appears in the search results. In a recent blog post Google announced they will be using a websites encryption level, also known as TLS or HTTPS as a ranking factor. Given that 66.2% of the search engine market […]

Over the last year we have been growing our list of available domains to well over a hundred and will continue to add to this list for the foreseeable future. Now you can have domain that best describes you and what you are about. For example there are 600 million groups on Facebook, now you […]

Ubuntu 14.04 Ubuntu Server 14.04 is the latest LTS (long term support) release of Ubuntu Server. An LTS release means that maintenance and security updates will be released for this version for the next five years. Ubuntu Server 14.04 introduces full compatibility with the latest and greatest open-source software projects ensuring they can be relied […]

In addition to our release of new domain names we have cut the price of three of our popular domains by half. Save 50% on .me .me is an excellent choice for individuals looking for a unique, personalised domain name. Although it is a rapidly growing domain, the overall number of registrations is still fairly […]

In the last year we have grown exponentially and we couldn’t have done it without you, our customers. In the past year we’ve added new services, lots of new domains, we’ve built a new website, moved into a new office, and even expanded our team. We’re letting you join in the celebrations too by saving […]

What happened? OpenSSL is software that protects your sensitive data as it travels back and forth over the Internet. There has been a bug recently discovered in the OpenSSL TLS Heartbeat implementation that can leak memory contents between your computer and web servers and vice versa. As such this has been named the ‘Heartbleed’ issue. […]

We have permanently dropped the price on our popular Thawte SSL certificates. An SSL certificate is essential for an e-commerce website and a vital component of any website where you can log in. Having an SSL certificate will encrypt your sensitive data and give your customers confidence while making a transaction. We offer certificates with […]

Until March 31st 2014 you can make a saving on .info and .me! This new for 2014 offer will save you 30% on .info, now only £6.99/year or $11.89/year. Also save a massive 50% on .me, now just £7.49/year or $12.49/year. Simply follow the link below to the domain name pages and sign up today. […]

Here at File Sanctuary we realise that while our default spam filter settings will be great for most people, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. As such we have added controls to allow you to customise the spam filter for your email account. Every email you receive is analysed by our SpamAssassin filter and given a […]

As part of our ongoing programme to improve our service, we have scheduled out of hours downtime to Livedrive. This will take place on the morning of December 3, 2013. In an attempt to minimise any impact we have planned this work to take place at 3am GMT. We expect the maintenance to last up […]

Right up until December 31, 2013 you can make a massive saving on .co, .mx and .info domains. Save 33%: now just £13.39/year or $22.10/year! From startups and small businesses to big brands and multi-national corporations, the .co domain is the web address of choice for innovation and creativity. .co gives your big ideas a […]