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WestHost Client Connection
News & Updates from WestHost
Volume II, Issue V
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Contents of this issue:

*What We Are Working On
- Joomla! 1.0.4
- Dada Mail 2.10.1
- Infrastructure Improvements
*Current Specials/Promotions
- Holiday Special!
- 50% Off Domain Registration!
*Featured Service
- Yahoo Search Marketing
*Support Stats
- E-mail, Live Chat, & Phone
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What We Are Working On
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- Joomla! 1.0.4 -

The latest version of this Open Source Content Management System
(CMS) contains fixes for a number of security vulnerabilities.

Joomla! is the upgrade to WestHost's previous CMS Site Application,
Mambo, an earlier creation of the core Joomla! development team. It
is a great application if you are looking at building and easily
maintaining a site with forums, blogs, news, links, polls,
calendaring, and just about any other type of website content.
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- Dadamail 2.10.1 -

A number of new features will come with this popular mailing list
manager release. Dadamail (similar to Majordomo) allows you to
create and manage large distribution e-mail lists.
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- Infrastructure Improvements -

Our IT Department's primary efforts continue to be centered around
improvements to the speed and reliability of our hosting
infrastructure. We have made positive gains thus far, but have
aggressive plans over the next several months. These efforts
represent the core of our business and remain a top priority.

This month we'll be making improvements to the redundandy of our
network and in the next couple of months increasing it's capacity,
upgrading one of our DS-3's to an OC-3.
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Current Specials/Promotions
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- Holiday Special -

Through December 23rd, we are offering TWO (2) holiday packages that
include more space, bandwidth, and features than you will find
anywhere online. Sign up for a new account by December 23rd and get
3,000 MB of Space and 50 GB of Bandwidth for $8.95/month, or 10,000
MB of Space and 125 GB of Bandwidth, for $18.95/month!

For details, go to: http://www.westhost.com/
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- 50% Off Domain Registration! -

For a limited time, get 50% off domain registration or domain
transfers when you sign up for a new hosting package. This means
you can register a new domain for as little as $4.98/year!

For details, go to: http://www.westhost.com/domainreg/
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Featured Service
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- Yahoo Search Marketing -

If you want to get your site listed instantly with leading search
engines like Yahoo, MSN, AltaVista, Infospace and CNN.com, you will
need Yahoo. Yahoo Search Marketing exclusively maintains the top paid
search result listings for these sites and ensures your website is
where customers are looking--enabling you to reach over 80% of active
Internet users.

All WestHost clients now receive $50 credit with Yahoo Search
Marketing. For details, go to:
http://members.westhost.com/overture-advertising-coupon.html
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Current Technical Support Stats
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Average E-mail Response Time - 2 Hours 30 Minutes
Average Live Chat Hold Time - 1 Minute 45 Seconds
Average Phone Hold Time - 3 Minutes 45 Seconds

Note: We recommend that whenever possible, use e-mail support. We
are better able to track problems, reply with detailed solutions, and
reserve phone lines for those that have quick questions or needs.

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