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iCompute newsWith rare exception, systems and services have been running smoothly. Upgrades of servers (1/18/2007) This Sunday, the web server will be upgraded to a faster processor, and newer version of NetBSD. Plans are also underway to update the mailserver and install more spam filtering capability. For more information, see: E-mail password change form (11/16/2006) There is now a web-based form to allow iCompute.com e-mail users to change their passwords. See: webmail service available (11/13/2006) iCompute now offers webmail directly. Up till now, we have recommended that our users use http://www.mail2web.com to access mail when necessary. We now have our own webmail setup. See: http://webmail.icompute.com and check it out. Upcoming e-mail Server Changes (11/13/06) IBy the end of this year, we expect to upgrade our mail server to the latest release of EIMS 3.3. This latest release has a "graylisting" engine built in, and in early testing, it has shown to be promising in the fight against SPAM. iCompute currently offers Postini services as an added cost option to combat SPAM. The upgrade of the mail server will add some anti-SPAM capability to the mail server independent of Postini. Graylisting is not a 100% reliable technology. It depends on mail servers re-trying transmission of e-mail, and some legitimate servers do not retry. Graylisting will also delay legitimate mail from "new" servers up to the initial "graylist" time. (planned to be 25 minutes) Our emphasis remains on ensuring reliable mail delivery first and foremost. Please share with us your opinions on this problem. We want our solutions to meet your needs. Click here to visit an (old but) excellent article on Spam. IMAP is an alternate way to access your e-mail that allows you to manage your e-mail on the server rather than downloading it (using POP3) to your local computer. This method of access has several advantages, and is growing in popularity. For those of you who are interested in IMAP, let us know and we will arrange to enable it for you. Some of our customers have expressed an interest in getting DSL service directly from iCompute.com. Although we can not yet offer this service directly, we have found an option that will allow us to offer this service at a reasonable price. Please contact us if you are interested.Remember, when billing time comes around, we encourage our customers to pay in advance. This saves both of us hassle, stamps, and effort. A payment of 10 times your monthly rate gets you a full year of service (a 16% savings). A payment of 5 1/2 months (5.5 months) will yield a full 6 months of service. (an 8% savings) -Sysadmin Click here for detailed information on iCompute system status and history.
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