Single Static IP addresses - available upon request for Dial Up and Broadband packages
IP Blocks / Subnets - available upon request to users subscribing to all unlimited Broadband packages (small annual fee applies to users subscribing to other Broadband packages)
DNS services - included with Domain Hosting packages

End users utilizing Abel's PoP mail servers can control the amount of unsolicited and nuisance emails received
Abel's servers identify spam by using a set of rules which identify common features in junk e-mails
For example phrases such as "Make Money Fast!", "100% Satisfaction Guaranteed" etc
Abel users can activate Abel's spam filter and also add specific personalised rules at server level

Abel identify mail containing viruses using a powerful scanning engine which checks for signatures in emails that match commonly found viruses.
By activating Abel's Virus scanning feature users choose the action they wish to take if an e-mail is identified as containing a virus.
It is recommended that users make use of this service in conjunction with their own anti-virus software.

Abel users benefit from multi-user mail boxes and addresses that can be personalised from a vast choice of Free Domains
For example, multi-user@accountname could be multi-user@bloggs.abelalways.co.uk , joe@bloggs.abelalways.co.uk , josephine@bloggs.abelalways.co.uk and junior@bloggs.abelalways.co.uk.
In the example above the mail for "joe", "josephine" and "junior" will all be stored in the same centralised POP mailbox of "bloggs.abelalways.co.uk", and can be retrieved using your usual mail client (eg Microsoft Outlook Express, Netscape Messenger) or by using the Abel Webmail service.
Mail Aliases: Abel users can have as many additional email identities attached to their main mail box as they wish.
Alternatively, for a nominal annual fee, "joe", "josephine" and "junior" could sign up for their own separately passworded mailboxes.
SMTP mail delivery available to users using Microsoft Exchange servers or similar.
In addition to POP, access to email via IMAP is also available.

Manage your email from any global location using Abel Webmail.

Access email when away from your normal computer, anywhere in the world.
Read and reply to your emails from your POP mailbox.
Delete emails from your POP mailbox.
'Unblock' your mailbox by deleting large or unwanted messages via Webmail without having to wait for them to download.

50Mb of free web space with FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Access. Your web space will have the url www.accountname and benefit from SSI (Server Side Includes).

Web space can be activated by visiting Always Services
Site Access Statistics - You are provided with full statistical logs of the visitors to your web site. Your web logs are available in HTML or CSV format.
System CGI scripts - Use certain generic CGI scripts - including standard and secure form mailers - to achieve additional functionality on your website. Instructions for their use are available in the Help & Support
FTP Access - Upload to your web space using freely available FTP software. The host address is ftp.accountname

Web Plus adds a number of features to your webspace and gives you your own cgi-bin, allowing you to run your own CGI scripts on your web site, together with a MySQL database
Once you have activated WebPlus on your account, you can upload CGI scripts (Eg Perl), PHP or ASP scripts, into your WebPlus web space using FTP, and also use the MySQL database from your scripts or using the web-based management tool, phpMyAdmin.
CGI scripts will appear as http://webplus.account name/cgi-bin/script name, any files in the docs directory will appear as http://webplus.account name/file name.
Web Pro offers all the features of Web Plus with the benefit of CGI scripts appearing under the URL of http://www.account name (small annual fee applies to users subscribing to Web Pro).

The common gateway interface (CGI) is a standard way for a Web server to pass a Web user's request to an application program and to receive data back in order to forward to the user.
The common gateway interface (CGI) is a standard way for a Web server to pass a Web user's request to an application program and to receive data back in order to forward to the user. When the user requests a Web page (for example, by clicking on a highlighted word or entering a Web site address), the server sends back the requested page. However, when a user fills out a form on a Web page and sends it in, it usually needs to be processed by an application program. The Web server typically passes the form information to a small application program that processes the data and may send back a confirmation message. This method or convention for passing data back and forth between the server and the application is called the common gateway interface (CGI).
The common gateway interface provides a consistent way for data to be passed from the user's request to the application program and back to the user. This means that the person who writes the application program can make sure it gets used no matter which operating system the server uses. It is simply a basic way for information to be passed from the Web server about your request to the application program and back again.
Because the interface is consistent, a programmer can write a CGI application in a number of different languages. The most popular languages for CGI applications are: C, C++, Perl, Python and Unix shell scripts. An alternative to a CGI application is Microsoft's Active Server Page (ASP) or PHP, see above for details.

A popular opensource server-side scripting language that is embedded within a web page along with its HTM
In Web programming, PHP is a script language and interpreter that is used primarily on Linux Web servers. PHP (the initials come from the earliest version of the program, which was called "Personal Home Page Tools") is an alternative to Microsoft's Active Server Page (ASP) technology.
As with ASP, the PHP script is embedded within a Web page along with its HTML. Before the page is sent to a user that has requested it, the Web server calls PHP to interpret and perform the operations called for in the PHP script.
An HTML page that includes a PHP script is typically given a file name suffix of ".php". Like ASP, PHP can be thought of as "dynamic HTML pages", since content will vary based on the results of interpreting the script.

A relational database management system (RDBMS) that uses Structured Query Language (SQL), the most popular language for adding, accessing, and processing data in a database.
MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS) that uses Structured Query Language (SQL), the most popular language for adding, accessing, and processing data in a database. MySQL is noted mainly for its speed, reliability, and flexibility. Most agree, however, that it works best when managing content and not executing transactions.
The MySQL relational database system was first released in January, 1998. It is fully multi-threaded using kernel threads, provides application program interfaces (APIs) for C, C++, Perl, PHP and Python, allows for many column types, and offers full operator and function support in the SELECT and WHERE parts of queries.

A popular Microsoft server-side scripting language that is embedded within a web page along with its HTML.
An Active Server Page (ASP) is an HTML page that includes one or more scripts (small embedded programs) that are processed on a web server before the page is sent to the user. An ASP is somewhat similar to a server-side include or a common gateway interface (CGI) application in that all involve programs that run on the server, usually tailoring a page for the user. Typically, the script in the Web page at the server uses input received as the result of the user's request for the page to access data from a database and then builds or customises the page on the fly before sending it to the requestor.
ASP is a normally a feature of the Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), but, we use Sun Chili!Soft ASP, which allows us to provide ASP services on a more stable, scalable Linux platform. Since the server-side script is just building a regular HTML page, it can be delivered to almost any browser. You can create an ASP file by including a script written in VBScript in an HTML file or by using ActiveX Data Objects (ADOs) program statements in the HTML file. You name the HTML file with the ".asp" file suffix. Microsoft recommends the use of the server-side ASP rather than a client-side script, where there is actually a choice, because the server-side script will result in an easily displayable HTML page. Client-side scripts (for example, with JavaScript) may not work as intended on older browsers.

Use a central secure server free of charge for the delivery and submission of confidential information and to submit a (Pretty Good Privacy) key, for email encryption.
Our secure server (secure.abel.co.uk) is protected using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) technology; the Internet standard for the transmission of sensitive information including credit card details.
Submit your PGP key in Submit Key
Alternatively, should you wish to run your own secure server, this service is available at an extra charge. For more information email info@abelalways.co.uk.

FrontShop, a custom-developed e-commerce application, allows you to publish and sell securely on the web.
The standard edition of FrontShop allows you to publish and sell from a catalogue of up to 100 items. It enables payment by credit/debit card, cheque and/or International Money Order, and the calculation of postage & packaging surcharges according to transaction value (£), weight (kg) or the addition of a single fixed sum (£), for both domestic and international delivery. You are also entitled to a free listing in the FrontShop directory.
Following a simple set-up process a catalogue is created as a directory within your web space. You are able to customise the appearance of your catalogue and link to it from your home directory
Abel Always users can easily and quickly activate their FrontShop by visiting Always Services
Enquiries regarding the use of FrontShop and/or the bespoke integration of this service should be addressed to info@abelalways.co.uk

BBCi includes content from a number of areas of the BBC, including interactive, radio and television programming.

Personalise your email, free web space and e-commerce solution with your chosen name and your choice of domain ending from Abel's vast list of pre-registered Free Domains

Help & Support: Abel Always users benefit from online and phone support.

The Abel Always web portal, available to view at home.abelalways.co.uk, provides you with up-to-the-minute news headlines, service updates, and integrated access to search services including Altavista, Excite, Google, Lycos, Yahoo! and The Open Directory.

Email us at info@abelalways.co.uk, or phone 0871 717 8252 for assistance.