Mail Server Antivirus Engine Update

Earlier this evening some of the core components in the antivirus engine were updated. We don’t expect any issues from this upgrade, but will be monitoring the server more closely over the next few days.

Please report any issues that might be related.

Managed WordPress upgraded to 3.0.1

For users on our Managed WordPress platform, the upgrade to WordPress 3.0.1 is being installed over the next few hours.

There were also a few minor plug-in updates but nothing of note.

This upgrade requires a small database update, so the first time you login after the upgrade you’ll be prompted to complete the upgrade. Click the Upgrade WordPress Database button and you’ll be logged in and back to normal.

Mail server performance – Still slow

Unfortunately the changes made last night weren’t sufficient and we are still seeing slow performance for receiving mail, in some cases individual transactions taking 20-30 seconds to complete.

Note that this only happens occasionally, and that when the problem occurs, mail is still flowing normally it just takes longer for your mail client to receive the final “message received” signal.

The root cause of the issue is still under investigation.

Mail server performace

I’ve recently made a few changes to the mail server that should hopefully improve performance, especially with regards to performance sending mail.

Any and all feedback would be appreciated, if you have any comments please open a ticket.