It looks like one of our web-server ‘exodus’ was unresponsive and had not came back up after we attempted to power-cycle it remotely. Right now an admin is en-route to the data center to check out the situation.
Please check here for updates on this server’s status.
Update: 02:19 AM PST. it looks like the problem [...]
Comments: Starting May 19, 2009 we will start rolling out to our shared HTTP servers a block on all outgoing mail attempts that establish a direct MX connection over port 25 . A gradual cluster by cluster roll-out will ensue to ensure that there are no unexpected widespread issues. This is being done as we’ve [...]
To cut down on the amount of spam that Akismet has to sort thru the DreamHost Status blog (which you’re reading right now) will stop accepting comments on entries older than 28 days. You are still totally welcome to comment and commiserate with fellow users on new issues, but we thought it might be nice to [...]
Effective next Tuesday, December 11th, $97 will no longer be the maximum discount a DreamHost promo code can give.. it will be dropped to $50. Keep in mind, $97 is still the total value of a referral.. so if somebody signs up with your $50 promo code you’ll still get $47 ($97-$50) credited to your [...]
This is a clarification regarding existing DreamHost policies on the use of services for personal storage/back-up purposes. No service policy has been changed.
Please note that DreamHost services are intended for the purpose of hosting web sites (item #6, Material Products), and files uploaded to your accounts should be provided with the intent of distributing [...]
Just a heads-up for those using our popular DreamHost Rewards program!
Lately we’ve been noticing an increase in the number of people utilizing DreamHost Rewards - this is good! We’re happy that you guys are spreading the word.
However, we’ve also noticed a marked increase in people using the ‘DreamHost’ trademark in their domain names in an [...]
Well, you missed it. We’ve switched charities now on the web panel to Defective by Design and Santa’s Helpers.
(We ended up getting $904.21 from 36 contributors for the WWF and $383.32 from 17 contributors for C3.) Whoa.
As you might have seen in the newsletter, we have stopped offering both the Miva e-commerce system (it was free on Code Monster and Strictly Business) and the osCommerce one-click install.
The reasons for this were many-fold, but mostly we felt that the open source package Zen Cart was a better alternative. It’s actually based on [...]
Comments: This is just a note to mention we’ve added the phrase (except in cases where required to by law by law enforcement agencies) to our privacy policy.
We felt it was important to make this clear, especially in light of our new Domain WHOIS Privacy feature. Although your contact information will not be made public to [...]
Welcome to the new and improved DreamHost off-network status page. This page will take the place of the previous status.dreamhost.com page as well as also host additional information about the technical goings ons behind the scenes at your favorite web host.
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