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Luchador Shiraz at the Wine Cellar and Tasting Room in Southern Pines
Dec 7th, 2008 by Beth

Get your bottle of Luchador Shiraz at the Wine Cellar and Tasting Room in Southern Pines

Carolina Horse Park site is launched!
Nov 17th, 2008 by Beth

ConnectNC is proud to announce the launch of the Carolina Horse Park web site. Call ConnectNC to have your site designed and hosted.

Carolina Horse Park

Carolina Horse Park

ConnectNC does web hosting, web design and a variety of other services. We have been developing web sites since 1995. Contact us now!

Using mod rewrite to redirect someone based on their search phrase
Nov 17th, 2008 by Beth

Blogging is really fun and can provide people with lots of useful information.  When you’ve had a blog for as many years as I have, you see trends evolve. My blog is mainly about myeloma, but a lot of people go there to read about shingles.

People find the blog by searching on a variety of phrases, but they may find just one of my many pages about the experiences I’ve had with shingles.  What if I want them to land on my main shingles post that has a link to all the other pages? This bit of code from my .htaccess file ensures that folks who searched on “shingles” alone or in addition to  “picture,” “treatment” or “rash,” will be sent to the main blog post about shingles.

RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} [?+&]?shingles[?+&]? [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} [?+&]?(picture|treatment|rash?)[?+&]? [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^alternate_page\.html$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^([^/]+/)*[^/.]+\.[^/.]+$
RewriteRule .* http://myelomablog.com/shingles.php  [R=302,L]

You must be sure that RewriteEngine On is included and that your server (Apache) is allowing mod rewrite.  I have no idea how this would be accomplished using IIS, since I don’t use or care for IIS at all.  I’ve been using Apache since 1995 (on linux or some *nix), and will stick with what I know best (and what works best!).

Keep in mind that other rewrites put in place by programs such as Wordpress might interfere with your own code.  If you end up with errors, try another way.

Web Hosting
Aug 22nd, 2008 by Beth

ConnectNC is an independent, family-owned ISP.  We started hosting web sites in 1995 and have been doing it ever since.  We’re not godaddy.  This is godaddy.  Is that who you really want to give your money to?

godaddy's earring-wearing Bob Parsons with his scantily-clad women

godaddy

Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
Jul 16th, 2008 by Beth

These directions are intended for web hosting customers.

1. In Microsoft Outlook, select Tools and then E-mail Accounts

2. On the E-mail Accounts wizard window, select “Add a new e-mail account” and click the Next button.

3. For your (incoming) server type, select “POP3″ and click the Next button.

4. On the Internet E-mail Settings window for POP3, enter your account information:

Your Name
Enter your first and last name.
E-mail Address
Enter your e-mail address.
User Name
Enter your e-mail address again.
Password
Enter the password for your e-mail account.
Incoming mail server (POP3)
Enter yourdomain.com for your incoming mail server. Replace “yourdomain” with your actual domain name.
Outgoing mail server (SMTP)
Enter the SMTP (outgoing mail) server name for your outgoing mail server. Check with your ISP (provider of cable, DSL, etc.) for the correct setting.

5. Click the Next button.

6. Now click the Finish button.

Note:  Many ISPs do not allow outgoing mail through any but their own servers.  It’s for this reason that we require you to check with your own ISP (cable, DSL provider) for the outgoing mail server address.  Most Internet cafes or places where you can get free wireless access don’t allow outgoing mail except through webmail.

Launching ToomeyForHouse.com ConnectNC Web Design and Hosting
Apr 5th, 2008 by Beth

ConnectNC, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of ToomeyForHouse.  Lane Toomey wants to represent Moore County in the North Carolina House of Representatives in Raleigh, the state capital. The web site was developed using Wordpress, a state-of-the-art publishing platform. ConnectNC has been using Wordpress since it was first developed.

“Ask the Expert”, featuring Dr. James Berenson is hosted at ConnectNC!
Mar 3rd, 2008 by Beth

Ask the Expert is a free online web-forum where Myeloma and Bone Cancer specialist, Dr. James R. Berenson offers medical answers to questions surrounding quality of life and longevity issues for patients living with this rare form of cancer. Hosted here at ConnectNC!

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Why you should subscribe to our e-mail spam and virus filtering service
Jan 29th, 2008 by Beth

When analyzing how much of the email that comes into web hosting accounts, we discovered that it’s 94% spam and viruses. Thanks to our mail filtering device, most of that is blocked or quarantined. I went to google to look for stats, and found that our figure agrees with what’s reported by most other ISPs. A graph from one of our mail filters shows the severity of the spam problem, which is universal.

Spam or junk mail is out of control

Increases in junk mail has required us to invest in mail filtering appliances and software, which is the case for many large companies and universities. However, not all companies can afford to make this investment. We offer mail filtering for web sites whether they are hosted with us or not. For a low monthly rate, your domain’s email can be protected. Pricing starts at $13.50 per month, for up to 10 mail accounts.

Using the service is easy. A simple change is made to your DNS. No software needs to be installed on any of your systems. We do still recommend that each of your machines has an anti-virus application installed. While most viruses are email borne, there are still risks associated with simply being connected to the Internet.

For more information, or to sign up, call us at 888-290-4601, extension 22.

Configuring Apple Mail for your domain
Jan 24th, 2008 by Beth

Setting up Apple Mail can be accomplished in just a few easy steps.

1. Click on Mail and then Preferences from the menu at the top of the Mail screen.

2. Click on the Accounts icon and then click the + sign in the lower left corner.

3. The General Information window will appear. Fill in your information, based on the example below. Please use your actual email address and information.

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4. Click Continue.

5. In the Incoming Mail Server window, complete the required information. Refer to the example below, but replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name.

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6. Click the Continue button on the Incoming Mail Security window without clicking anything else.

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7. Click Continue on the Outgoing Mail Security window.

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8. Review the information in the Account Summary Window. If everything is correct, click Continue. If you see any errors, click Go Back.

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9. Click on Done, if you’re done! If you want to create another email account, you may do so by clicking on the Create Another Account button.

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For more information about setting up Apple Mail, please visit Apple.com.

Eudora Mail No Longer Stores Your Password?
Nov 30th, 2007 by Beth

Does Eudora require you to enter your password every time you check mail?

Try this:
Close Eudora and open eudora.ini in Notepad. Scroll down to find the sections for your Personalities and add SavePassword=1 in each. You will be asked only one more time.

Try looking for eudora.ini in C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Application Data\Qualcomm\Eudora if your installation is a default installation. You can also use the Windows search function to find it.

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