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    Merry Christmas Everybody

    Merry Christmas everyone. I hope you all have a wonderful day!
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    Open Relay Database - Closing Down

    If you are using RBL lists for help with anti-spam then it might be worth you checking out Open Relay Database at http://ordb.org/. It is closing down as of today, so you are best removing it from your filters if in use.
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    Moving in to Hosting

    For those who have been in the hosting business for the last 10 years, last 5 years, last 2 years, or even last few months... How is the business growing for you? I started back in 2001 and right from day 1 there were quite a few people showing interest... that was in the free accounts of...
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    Best DNS Configuration

    What kind of DNS setup do you guys run? As you know, if DNS goes down then so do a lot of sites that you handle DNS for. The only lucky few who escape are those who handle their own DNS. Of course, if you have a secondary DNS or tertiary (SP?) then this can help a lot depending if you are in the...
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    Drive Types - RAID

    What types of drives do you use on your servers? SATA, SCSI? Are they in a RAID array or just individual drives? Currently we have 2 individual SATA drives in each server not in a RAID configuration. I think I am going to push for RAID though as with working in my regular office with it, this...
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    VPN Software

    Whats the best VPN software you have used, or know about other then buying hardware to make a secure connection. I came across some software which I tested on a server where it logs on to a secure service, and then you log in and it links you both together. Any other decent ones out there?
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    Helm 4

    Have any of you tested the Helm 4 control panel yet? A beta was announced at Hostingcon last week in Vegas. I installed it to see what it's like but ran in to an issue with the database. According to others who have tested the CP it seems like it might not be really a beta version but just...
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    Merchant Accounts

    Who uses their own merchant account here or do you use 3rd party payment gateways such as PayPal, NoChex and 2CO etc... For those with a merchant account.. who is it with, costs, fee's and do you get features like fraud protection etc...
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    SEO - How Much time do you spend on it?

    How much time do you spend on SEO when developing a site? Are you succesful with your SEO work or do you not notice much difference?
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    IP Phone

    Just had a new IP phone delivered to me today which looks cool. I have only ever used Skype before. This phone connects on to the network here direct in to our FastIron II switch and then gets a number on our phone network in the office over in the US. The model is an Avaya 4621SW IP and I have...
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    Reporting Abuse - How do you report/respond?

    When you receive SPAM or get spam messages constantly posted in your guestbooks or other abuse issues.. do you report them to the relevant ISP or netblock owner? Or do you drop it and forget it? Does the location of the IP often put you off reporting it? For example you get CC fraud or mail...
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    Suprise Google PR Update

    Did anyone have good results from the Google PR update last week which seems to have caught people by suprise. I didnt notice anything change :) An increase would have been good.
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    Hostingcon

    Who's going this year? http://www.interjuncture.com
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    Is a Nice Design Important?

    What type of sites do you prefer? Do you like sites made with Flash? Simple HTML sites? Ceonix style sites? How much impact do you think a design has on the sales it gets? I find that if sales are coming from word of mouth then it doesnt really matter about the site design because the user has...
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    Satellite Internet Connections

    Do any of you accept orders when the IP of the payment comes from a Satellite internet connection? We call the number and verify with the card holder when these come through. The reason I ask is that over the last few months we have seen 2 or 3 come through and I havent seen them in the past.

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