Zimbra License: Maximize your Official Zimbra Support Experience
This post is for those interested in Zimbra licensing and covers how to maximize your Official Zimbra Support experience. XMission is a long-time Zimbra Gold Partner and can help you with hosted Zimbra email or Zimbra licensing and support for your email server needs. First, a couple quick definitions so you will understand this post. […]
Our New Compromised Email Policy
This blog acts as notice to all XMission email customers, both residential and business, that our policy has recently been updated to include compromised email accounts. Policy Language: The Compromised Mail Account policy addition is found on the XMission Policy page: https://xmission.com/legal_policies#compro Due to serious problems stemming from compromised mailboxes, XMission will handle the first […]
Connect with Local Cyber Security Experts at BSidesSLC 2019
Later this month, cyber security experts and enthusiasts will gather to build, break, network, learn, and give back at BSidesSLC. XMission has proudly sponsored this important, community driven conference since 2015. What: BSidesSLC 2019 When: February 21-22, 2019 Where: Embassy Suites in South Jordan, Utah Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bsidesslc-tickets-52950455237 Our own security and systems administrator, Aaron Toponce, will […]
Keeping the Lights on at XMission
We thought some might appreciate a recent behind-the-scenes story about how XMission maintained uninterrupted service when utility water and then power were lost. Typically, infrastructure is something people only think about when it isn’t working. We take for granted the complex engineering and maintenance required to provide our modern world with real time access to […]
Stuff We Like: 2018 XMission Gift Guide
Obviously, we spend a lot of time on the Internet, so our staff loves helping Santa choose the right gifts for technical (and not-so-technical) friends and family members. We hope these ideas get the consumer juices flowing in your festive brains. While you are feeling generous, please show some love to our fellow local businesses […]
Media Release: XMission Recognizes its 10,000th Subscriber on UTOPIA Fiber
Today, XMission celebrated the 10,000th customer to sign up for its fiber optic service on the UTOPIA Fiber network. The customer, JR Medina of Murray, received a free year of XMission’s Gigabit data service. “I am extremely happy with UTOPIA,” said JR. “From the installation to how they hooked up my router, it was easy. […]
How to add a contact form to your WordPress website
A contact form is the most straight-forward and ubiquitous way for your website visitors to send you comments and information. WordPress does not offer a native form tool, so this job calls for a plugin. Mandatory disclaimer: DO NOT INSTALL UNTRUSTED PLUGINS! Malicious plugins can compromise your website and destroy your data! I strongly suggest […]
After GDPR Is Domain Privacy Still Necessary?
For many years now most of us have felt compelled to pay for domain privacy when we renew our domains each year. Since domain Whois information was readily available we eventually found ourselves getting spammed badly enough that paying the extra for domain privacy was a no-brainer. But after the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection […]
Media Release: XMission Donates Textbooks to Zimbabwean Developer Group, ZimboPy
On Monday, June 25, XMission donated textbooks to 20 participants in ZimboPy, an on-the-ground effort by local Python developers in the Harare. ZimboPy work in community centers, universities and tech hubs to teach girls coding “I’m very pleased that XMission can help create educational opportunities for young women in Zimbabwe,” said Pete Ashdown, president and […]
It’s OpenWest season!
Dust off your open source thinking caps, because OpenWest kicks off in just two days! XMission has proudly sponsored OpenWest, a regional conference to support and promote open source software, since its inception back in 2006. OpenWest continues to grow and increase attendance each year by offering compelling keynotes, interactive events, and education on hot […]