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Configuring Gmail to use SMTP and remove “sent on behalf of”

Glenn Haggard — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:55:07 +0000

This video will explain how to configure Gmail to remove the “sent on behalf of” when being read in Microsoft Outlook. When configuring Gmail to send as a different E-mail address you have to use the SMTP option if you want to hide the fact that you are sending from a Gmail account. The SMTP configuration is unique to where your E-mail address is being hosted. Below are a couple of places to find that configuration.

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How to change MySQL root password

Glenn Haggard — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:00:27 +0000

I read a great blog today about SQL tricks for WordPress and thought I would create an additional SQL blog about an issue a co-worker and I ran into a while ago…”How to change MySQL root password”. This blog assumes that you have shell access to the server that is running your MySQL database. If you only have C-panel access then you will just have to contact your provider. Also, it’s important to understand that the root user for the operating system is not the same as the root user for MySQL. They are completely separate accounts.

First you must SSH/Telnet to the host that is running MySQL and then type the following command:

$ mysqladmin -u root password NEWPASSWORD

Comparison of Windows Server 2003 Editions

Glenn Haggard — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:18:56 +0000

There are 4 versions of Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, Datacenter Edition, Web Edition.

Very useful link that I have found. It has very detailed information about all the differences between the versions. –> Link

Web Edition:	Windows Web Edition is a purpose built version of Windows that is meant to be more like an appliance. It’s meant to be a cheap way to deploy a web server since it doesn’t need all the additional functionality that Windows offers. It only supports 2GB of Ram.
Standard Edition:	This is probably the most common version used as it fits most purposes. It can fulfill most needs such as: file server, Domain Controller, application server, etc. It only supports 4GB of RAM.
Enterprise Edition:	The most important feature that Enterprise Edition offers over Standard and Web is clustering. This is most important for those mission critical apps like Database or applications that come with their own fault tolerance.
Datacenter Edition:	This is a unique version because it’s OEM’ed with hardware to ensure the highest availability of all the Windows versions. It also includes all the features of all the previsous versions.

Is that domain available?

Glenn Haggard — Mon, 26 May 2008 19:57:39 +0000

Looking to register a new domain name? First, see if someone else already has it. There are many websites that will perform a lookup for you. You can google domain registration and probably get thousands of hits. Click here then type in the name that you would like to register without the .com or .net. It will show you the domains that are taken. It will also show you all the domain extensions that are available (ie. .com, .net, .org, etc) and offer you to purchase one of them for cheap.

Testing your internet connection

Glenn Haggard — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:30:17 +0000

Is your internet connection slow? Unreliable?

Right-click on the icon below and choose ”save target as” and choose any location on your computer.
Extract all the files into any folder on your computer.
Double-click on the “MasterPingTest.bat” file.

It will help you determine if the problem is in your house or if it’s your provider. The log files will be located on your desktop. Please send the results to admin@haggardhosting.com.

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