Hi there,

We’re pleased to announce an upgrade to Webnames’ Email Forwarding feature that delivers a clearer and more reliable email experience.

What’s Changing

We are transitioning from the older “Send on Behalf Of…” method to “Keep the Original Sender Address” (also known as Redirect).

Thanks to improvements in our mail platform’s SRS (Sender Rewriting Scheme) handling, forwarded messages can now maintain the original sender’s information while remaining compatible with modern email authentication standards.

What This Means for You

See the Real Sender

Forwarded messages will now display the actual sender, making messages easier to understand and more consistent across inboxes.

Replies Go to the Right Place

Replying will send responses directly to the original sender, removing confusion and unnecessary routing.

Better Deliverability

Enhanced SRS handling improves authentication alignment, helping forwarded mail reach inboxes more reliably at providers like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.

No Action Required

Your existing forwarding settings will continue working automatically with this enhancement.

Webnames remains committed to improving the reliability and quality of your email services. If you have questions, our support team is here to help.

Hi there,

We are simplifying our auto‑renewal process. For services paid by credit card, the first renewal attempt will now occur two weeks before the expiry date instead of four weeks. You will still receive advance notice and multiple payment attempts to ensure uninterrupted service.

New Auto‑Renewal Timeline (Credit Card Payments)

• 3 weeks before expiry – Invoice and renewal notice sent (no payment yet).
• 2 weeks before expiry – First payment attempt and renewal.
• 1 week before expiry – Second attempt if needed.
• 2 days before expiry – Additional attempt if needed.
• 1 day before expiry – Additional attempt if needed.
• On expiry day – Final attempt.

Cheque‑Based Auto‑Renewals

For customers who pay by cheque, we will continue using the original renewal timeline (first notice at 5 weeks prior). This ensures there is sufficient time for signatures, mailing, and processing through the postal system.

This update reduces unnecessary early billing attempts while preserving a clear and predictable renewal process. If you have questions or need assistance updating your billing information, our support team is here to help.

Hi there,

We’re excited to announce the launch of our new DKIM Management Tool, now available in your Webnames.ca account!

This self-serve feature makes it easy to:

• ✅ Enable or disable DKIM signing
• 🔐 Rotate DKIM keys every 180 days
• 🛠 Automatically apply DNS records (or copy/paste for third-party DNS)

Once enabled, the tool verifies your DNS setup and activates DKIM signing automatically — helping protect your domain, improve deliverability, and support DMARC compliance.

Please see the following help article for more information

Hi there,

We are happy to announce the availability of our new API!

The Webnames.ca API is built for enterprise teams that need robust, secure, and scalable domain and DNS management. Whether you're managing a large domain portfolio, automating SSL provisioning, or integrating with internal systems, the API delivers the flexibility and control you need.

🔐 Key Features

• Automated Domain Lifecycle Management Renew and manage domains across hundreds of TLDs—programmatically and at scale.
• Advanced DNS Control Full support for real-time DNS record management, including A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, and SRV records—ideal for dynamic infrastructure and service integrations.
• ACME-Compatible DNS Automation Easily integrate with SSL providers like Let’s Encrypt using DNS-01 challenges. Automate certificate issuance and renewal with secure, scriptable workflows.
• Secure, Token-Based Authentication Enterprise-grade security with scoped API tokens and audit-friendly, role-based access control.

Any customer can gain the ability to use the API by acquiring our Domain and Account Management Toolkit, and creating an appropriate API user via the included multi-user feature.

API documentation is available here.

Hey there,

As part of our 2025 Mail Admin overhaul, our first new feature is Domain-wide email rules! 🙌.

Now, as an Webnames.ca customer, you can create and manage email rules that apply to all email accounts. These work in conjunction with the account-based rules that can be created by each user via webmail.

Protect your organization with SPF and DKIM checks, header field analysis, and more, then define custom actions to suit your business.

Check out this new feature on the Email services tab of your domain today!

Hi there,

We have recently deployed a change to to prevent our customers from choosing passwords that have been exposed in previous data breaches at other third parties across the Internet.

The well-known security organization Have I Been Pwned regularly trawls the dark web and catalogs public breaches of sensitive user data and passwords. The NIST and other security organizations recommend that users not select passwords that have been previously breached. This makes credential stuffing and brute force attacks more difficult and keeps accounts even more secure.

For more information on these password checks, please visit https://haveibeenpwned.com/Passwords

Hey there,

Our Renewal Dashboard has been updated 🙌.

By enhancing our existing Recurring Payments page, customers are now able perform manual renewals on any product within their account from one central location. This page always had the advantage of providing a bird's eye view of everything within an account, however previously only auto-renew settings changes could be perform on this page.

Now keeping track of things, and renewing has never been easier.

We hope you find value in this recent update!

Cheers,

The Webnames Team

We now support PHP up to version 8.3.14.

For stability and compatibility reasons, we don't automatically update existing customer websites to newer version of PHP, however this can be done easily via our support team, or by adding the following line to your website's .htaccess file:

AddHandler application/x-httpd-php83 .php

Are you ready to discover the perfect domain name that will set your brand apart? Webnames.ca is thrilled to announce the launch of our AI-powered domain name search—a revolutionary tool designed to ignite your creative spark and bring fresh, innovative angles to your brand naming process.

Why AI-Powered Domain Search?

Finding the right domain name can be a daunting task. Traditional methods often leave you stuck in a creative rut, struggling to find a name that truly captures your brand’s essence. That’s where our AI-powered search comes in. By leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, our tool analyzes millions of data points to generate unique, relevant, and available domain names that you might never have considered.

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Why You Should Check It Out

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Share this exciting news with your network and let the world know about the innovative way to find domain names that truly resonate. Let’s make your brand unforgettable!

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