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How to test to see if an smtp mail server is available using telnet

Turn off Windows updates - or set to Manual

How to edit your hosts file easily

Track down mail deliverability issues

How to track down mail deliverability issues using google tools

Awesome network tool - TNM

We use Total Network Monitor - TNM to monitor our sites, servers, client sites, phones, and even local wifi clients.

How to add an email spf record

DNS notes for spf record

Windows Server 2008 x64

Creating a COM+ Application for an ASP Component in Component Services If a 32 bit ASP component is to be run on a 64 bit operating system it must be added to a COM+ Application in Component Services... http://www.chestysoft.com/component-services.asp Creating a COM+ Application for an ASP Compon...

DNS records

DNS A records must have a value that is an IP Address CNAME records can have a domain name like server.domain.co.nz Interspeed (formerly SOA) updates their records hourly to their nameservers. THIS UPDATE WILL NOT HAPPEN IF THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH ANY OF THE DNS ENTRIES (E.G. DOMAIN NAME IN ...

Guide for migrating to a new hosting environment or VPS

Guide for migrating to a new hosting environment or VPS Things to check before doing anything: Stats: do they have existing site stats that need to be retained or possibly moved? Mail: who hosts their email? We don’t want interruptions to their incoming email. Domain name: who hosts their DNS...

Hosting providers

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