Re: Looking for recommendations for web hosting

2011-09-28 Thread Ian
Steve, Take a look at http://www.hostingmetro.com/ I've been hosting http://www.cicsworld.com (and other sites) with hostingmetro for a while and have had a very good experience with them. They will satisfy most all your requirements. As far as email goes, I use google apps for email, fast, re

Re: Looking for recommendations for web hosting

2011-09-28 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote: >Reject suspect messages with an appropriate 5yz response during the SMTP >transaction, e.g., >550 5.7.1 Messages not accepted from wanado due to spam issues. >When I've had to use such software, I inevitably wind up inadvertently >deleting legitimate e-mail, and

Re: Looking for recommendations for web hosting

2011-09-28 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In <1910aea19cd2554fb59403184ebe43810377b0d...@mmoexchmbs01.jhacorp.com>, on 09/27/2011 at 05:06 PM, Hal Merritt said: >According to my very limited research/experience, many (most?) spam >filters do not acknowledge suspected spam in any way. Google for Sturgeons law. >And that makes sense

Re: Looking for recommendations for web hosting

2011-09-28 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In <1820971662274360.wa.elardus.engelbrechtsita.co...@bama.ua.edu>, on 09/28/2011 at 02:58 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht said: >Agreed. What do you suggest in place of this filtering and hold area? Reject suspect messages with an appropriate 5yz response during the SMTP transaction, e.g., 550 5.7.

Re: Looking for recommendations for web hosting

2011-09-28 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote: >>Many filters put suspicious email in a holding area and allow you to review >>its decisions. >That's as bad as no filtering. It's very easy to inadvertently discard >legitimate messages while scanning through the garbage. BTDT,GTS. Agreed. What do you suggest i

Re: Looking for recommendations for web hosting

2011-09-27 Thread Hal Merritt
[mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 2:11 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Looking for recommendations for web hosting In <1910aea19cd2554fb59403184ebe43810377a39...@mmoexchmbs01.jhacorp.com>, on 09/27/2011 at 12:44 P

Re: Looking for recommendations for web hosting

2011-09-27 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In <1910aea19cd2554fb59403184ebe43810377a39...@mmoexchmbs01.jhacorp.com>, on 09/27/2011 at 12:44 PM, Hal Merritt said: >I'd say your root issue is spam/malware filters. The filters explain why messages are rejected. They don't explain why messages just vanish. A properly configured MTA will s

Re: Looking for recommendations for web hosting

2011-09-27 Thread Hal Merritt
w you to review its decisions. Perhaps that may be something for you to consider. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Comstock Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 11:06 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Looking for r

Re: Looking for recommendations for web hosting

2011-09-27 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In , on 09/26/2011 at 02:07 PM, Steve Guendert said: >1 and 1 web hosting is quite good. They have spam issues. He may find some of his -e-mail being blocked. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see We don't

Re: Looking for recommendations for web hosting

2011-09-27 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In <4e80a2d5.8010...@trainersfriend.com>, on 09/26/2011 at 10:05 AM, Steve Comstock said: >But lately there is evidence I am not getting all my emails. That's a sign that either the verio mail admins are incompetent or that your correspondents are running broken e-mail clients and not notifyi

Re: Looking for recommendations for web hosting

2011-09-26 Thread Chris Hoelscher
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Re: Looking for recommendations for web hosting

2011-09-26 Thread Steve Guendert
Subject: Looking for recommendations for web hosting I put up our website way back in 1998. From that day to this it has been hosted by Verio. Service has been OK. But lately there is evidence I am not getting all my emails. We get most. But from time to time I hear from someone who has sent me an

Looking for recommendations for web hosting

2011-09-26 Thread Steve Comstock
I put up our website way back in 1998. From that day to this it has been hosted by Verio. Service has been OK. But lately there is evidence I am not getting all my emails. We get most. But from time to time I hear from someone who has sent me an email and it has never gotten to me. I have lost so