GOLD Ink Newsletter #12
November 1996
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
It's time to catch everyone up with some recent changes at
Gulfcoast On-Line Development, Inc. First of all, our
recent system problems should be over. No more system crashes
at the most inopportune times, no more mail-server sluggishness
at magic times during the day, no more waiting for the web server.
You didn't notice? Well, I guess they weren't all that bad. Anyway,
things are, once again, oh so smooth -- at least until the next
series of crises, of course.
Here's a quick summary of what's been going on:
- The Apache Web server at www.goldinc.com has finally
been upgraded to version 1.1.1 -- no more runaway child process
filling up all available process slots.
- The DNS server at ns.goldinc.com has been upgraded to
version 4.9.5 -- better, faster, more reliable Domain Name Service.
- The secondary DNS server at ns2.goldinc.com is up and working
fine now -- secondary name server configurations can be modified
to use 63.164.70.3
- news.goldinc.com (news2) has been upgraded to InterNet News (INN) 1.5.1 --
better, faster, more reliable News Service. Please report any problems
related to news to news@goldinc.com
- news1.goldinc.com (news1), running a much older INN, has been decomissioned.
- The reformatting of one of the 4 Gig news spool disks has (hopefully)
marked as unusable the bad blocks which were blamed for several system lock-ups.
- The mail server at mail.goldinc.com has been upgraded to
sendmail version 8.8.0 -- better, more reliable, mail delivery.
- We are now able to offer email aliases of the form
Bill.Maloy@long-beach.ms.us
Whether your home-town is Gulfport, Long Beach, Pass Christian, Bay St. Louis,
Waveland, or Diamondhead, a geographical-based email address is available
at no extra charge.
Non-Goldinc customers call for pricing.
- We now have local phone numbers for our Internet Access customers in
Hancock and Jackson Counties. Call 864-2434, 396-9389 or 463-0590 for
the modem pool telephone number in your local exchange.
- If you've been considering a virtual domain, but don't like the
idea of paying a "domain name tax" to the InterNIC, please call for
an affordable alternative -- a geographical based domain name such as
goldinc.long-beach.ms.us
- Our flat-rate internet access price is now $24.95 ... down from
$30.00 ... due to expected reductions in the price of our Network
Backbone Connection. We will continue to pass along price cuts to our customers,
as well as continuing our value-added service:
- No commercial restrictions on 5 MegaBytes of web content -- resale
encouraged!
- No extra charge for FTP space
- No extra charge for email aliases or email re-direction
- No extra charge for Web Traffic
- No extra charge for ... well ... no extra charges!
Rumors of the demise of Gulfcoast On-Line Development have been
greatly exaggerated. We'd like to take this opportunity to welcome
a few more businesses "to the neighborhood":
October/November 1996
Please remember to periodically check the
What's New at Goldinc page, as well as the
Goldinc Contents page. Oh, and be sure to
"tell them you read it in GOLD Inc."
Comments, as always, to newsletter@goldinc.com
