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LexiConn – November 2005 Newsletter
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In this month’s issue:
* Upgraded Hosting Packages
* Mailing Lists: Tips and Offerings
* phpMyAdmin and phpbb2 updated to the latest versions

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Upgraded Hosting Packages…

LexiConn is pleased to announce that all hosting packages now have increased allotments. The upgraded packages include substantial increases to the alloted disk space and bandwidth and the monthly fees will remain the same as they are now. The new specifications are as follows:

Intro Account -
Previous allocation: 150 MB space, 5 GB monthly transfer
New specifications: 250 MB space, 7 GB monthly transfer

Basic Account -
Previous allocation: 300 MB space, 10 GB monthly transfer
New specifications: 500 MB space, 15 GB monthly transfer

Advanced Account -
Previous allocation: 500 MB space, 15 GB monthly transfer
New specifications: 800 MB space, 25 GB monthly transfer

ShopSite Account -
Previous allocation: 600 MB space, 20 GB monthly transfer
New specifications: 1000 MB space, 30 GB monthly transfer

We hope that these upgrades will provide more room for you to grow within your existing accounts. Please note, we have already adjusted the billing record for any client that was previously paying disk space overages based off of the old allocations.

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Mailing Lists: Tips and Offerings…

Mailing lists are an effective way to stay in contact with your client base. They are great for keeping people informed of the latest news and offerings. In order to make your content more appealing to the end subscriber, you may wish to consider using HTML in your newsletter. Simple things such as tables and bold fonts can make your posting more appealing to readers, which would hopefully result in a higher reading rate for your message. Certain email programs do not support HTML messages, in which case you would want to send out both an HTML and a text version of the message. The user’s email program would determine which one gets displayed.

LexiConn offers a free mailing list program called Majordomo for all ShopSite and Advanced accounts. Detailed information regarding this offering (as well as tips on sending HTML formatted newsletters) can be found in our knowledgebase at:

http://support.lexiconn.com/kb/index.php?catId=11&submit=Go&ToDo=browse

If you were interested in a more robust mailing solution that includes features such as campaign tracking, you may wish to consider Constant Contact. Their software allows you to send unique newsletters and professionally designed emails using a simple template driven interface. Simply add your unique message to one of the many professional B2B and B2C templates and Constant Contact does the rest. Features include:

- A variety of customizable templates (updated regularly)
- Builds your email list or easily import your own email addresses
- Automatically creates HTML and text versions
- Delivers your email in the correct format
- Hosts and manages your list
- Tracks your results

You can also try out Constant Contact FREE for 60 days with your list of up to 100 addresses and send as many campaigns as you would like during that introductory period.

If you are interested, you can sign up at:

http://www.lexiconn.com/constantcontact/

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phpMyAdmin and phpbb2 updated to the latest versions…

phpMyAdmin, the web based MySQL database management tool, has been ugraded to the latest version, 2.6.4-pl3. This upgrade dealt solely with a small security patch. No other functionality was changed in the software.

phpBB2, one of the most popular open source forum software solutions, has been upgraded in the Account Manager to the latest version 2.0.18. The new version fixes a number of bugs and offers a few enhancements as well. A few noteworthy fixes/changes:

Fix: wrong topic redirection after login redirect
Fix: correctly preview signature if editing other users posts
Fix: handling of reactivation notifications if admin activation is enabled
Fix: correctly display username in private message notification
Change: added 60 days limit for grabbing unread topics in index.php
Sec: fixed email bans to use the same pattern as email validation and allow wildcard domain bans
Sec: fixed validation of topic type when posting
Sec: changed avatar gallery code sections to prevent possible injection points
Sec: fixed ability to edit PM’s you did not send
Sec: compare imagetype on avatar uploading to match the file extension from uploaded file
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Only new installs of phpBB2 will be at the latest version. Previously installed versions are unaltered. Clients are encouraged to upgrade their forums to the latest version.