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Qwest Blocking Email on Port 25

Qwest Internet service here in Portland Oregon has apparently begun to randomly block port 25 for its customers, just like Comcast did last year. This renders users helpless to send email using their own domain from their web host’s email server like most businesses do.


Portland Web Hosting Client Fired

Another Portland web hosting user has been removed from our network because they are unable to follow the following instructions:

User E-mail rules for Web Hosting Clients:

  1. Do not send unsolicited e-mail to your clients or customers unless you are using an approved third-party mail delivery method that is compliant with the current standards for spam prevention.

Stompernet is Opening Again

Stompernet is one of the most expensive programs on the Web, but it is also one of the best.

I’ve been a member all of 2007, and I continue to shell out my money month after month, never ceasing to be amazed at the rich flow of information both from faculty and from other members.


10 Things To Know About Your Domain Name

There is an entire industry that does nothing except buy and resell expired domain names, and most of their inventory comes from grabbing the expired domain names of businesses just like yours.

Knowing these ten items below could save you hours of time & aggravation, and save your businesses hundreds or even thousands of dollars.


Why Does Mail Sent to AOL Bounce?

Search Commander hosting clients have noticed a problem sending to AOL email addreses this week. The problem? It doesn’t arrive! Why?

As webhosts, we our hosting IP addresses from ARIN, the primary provider of IP addresses in the US and Canada.


An Hour and 5 Minutes…

That’s how long nearly 70 Portland web hosting servers were down this afternoon, and 5 of those web servers were mine. I had 170 affected customer domains, and what felt like that many phone calls! Ugh. Talk about frustrating!

The problem ended up being a. IP address change that Time Warner made, (TW is is our main provider), and once we reached them on the phone, they were able to switch back, get us back up in minutes.


Front Page Extensions at “End of Life”

If you are a web hosting customer of ours, this is an urgent wake up call. By the end of 2006, your site may no longer function properly unless you act now. Microsoft has already discontinued Unix server support for Front Page, and Windows hosting support is likely not far behind.


Managed Servers in Portland, Oregon

As an Oregon web host with 5 servers located in downtown Portland, I cannot afford to have any down time, or have any delays in getting help when I need it.
I need those machines running 24/7 with reliable backup, remote monitoring, and emergency recovery assistance.


Don’t Lose Your Domain Name!

Why do I still get so many calls from people that have lost their domain names? Because business owners have businesses to run, and occasionally trust “little” things like domain registration to others. Some things are just too important to delegate.
Read this short article I wrote last year and you’ll never unwittingly lose your domain name… It’s called 7 things every business owner should know about their domain name


Blocked AOL email? Here’s why…

Several web hosting customers have reported that their email to AOL members has been occasionally undeliverable. After a bit of research, and I’ve discovered why…

Some people have their own domain names hosted with PDXTC, yet continue to have their email forwarded through our system to their AOL addresses because it’s easier for them.


Open DNS servers pose a danger to your website

Where you choose to have your website hosted can be exteremly important. Many prominent web hosting companies are dragging their feet and leaving your business at risk.

Nearly a month ago, on March 13, the webmaster for SEOConsultants.com posted a warning on the Webmaster World website, explaining a threat that has become mainstream concern, called DNS Recursion, and Open DNS servers.


Is your web hosting too expensive?

A domain name in your own name costs just $17.50 per year, and web hosting starts at $9.99 a month with PDXTC. Why would you pay hundreds of dollars a year for service elsewhere?

I suppose this is just a commercial, but every single day I see businesses that have been paying a fortune years to the same person or web hosting company, just because that’s where they began.


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