NetMAX Newsletter - March 2007

1. [Support] Daylight Saving Time Reminder
2. [Tips and Tricks] E-mail Attachment Size Limits
3. [New!] NetMAX Partners with Equus
4. [General] Let's Hear From You

1. Daylight Saving Time Reminder

Beginning in 2007, most of the United States begins Daylight Saving Time at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 11th and reverts to Standard Time on Sunday, November 4th. Since this is the first year the United States is using these guidelines, your NetMAX servers will not be able to automatically compensate for the hour difference, and will need to be adjusted manually (this is also true for many computers, servers and other electronic devices).

While this issue is not likely to "break" anything on your NetMAX, it will at minimum cause incorrect file timestamps. As such, the NetMAX Team recommends you manually check and correct the time on your NetMAX installations at your earliest convenience after 2:00 a.m. on March 11th (and November 4th).

PLEASE NOTE! The NetMAX Team also recommends that you check the time on your NetMAX installations on Sunday, April 1st and Sunday, October 28th of 2007 -- these are the dates that Daylight Saving Time would have taken effect under the previous schedule.

If you have questions about this procedure, or any other aspect of NetMAX, please contact NetMAX Support directly!

2. E-mail Attachment Size Limits

NetMAX installs by default with limits set on the size of e-mail attachments, and will return an error message when these limits are exceeded. If you would like to change the file attachment size for incoming and outgoing emails, you can do so as part of your PHP Configuration. Just edit the following file:

/var/local/lib/php.ini

The defaults, as set by NetMAX, are:

max_execution_time = 30
memory_limit = 8M
upload_max_filesize = 2M

An edited mail server might use the following sample configuration in order to allow larger file attachments:

max_execution_time = 120
memory_limit = 64M
upload_max_filesize = 8M

If you have questions about this procedure, or any other aspect of NetMAX, please contact NetMAX Support directly!

3. NetMAX Partners with Equus

In order to expand our line of NetMAX pre-installed servers, NetMAX has partnered with Equus Computer Systems. Over the next few months and as the NetMAX Team completes testing on the new hardware, watch for new offerings from Equus and NetMAX in the NetMAX Store!

Since we know you're curious, here's a little info on Equus:

• One of the largest Intel and Microsoft OEMs in North America
• Manufactures desktops, notebooks, servers and storage solutions
• Provides reimbursed on-site warranties with nationwide coverage
• Voted Number 1 Channel vendor by North American Resellers

If you're curious and want more information, visit their website:

www.equuscs.com

4. Let's Hear From You!

We would very much like to hear from you - especially about how you use NetMAX and Linux in your business, and what features we can add to NetMAX to make it better suit your needs. Please contribute your input to the NetMAX Forum at:

www.netmax.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi

or to our general NetMAX contact form at:

www.netmax.com/partners/contacts.html

Let us know about your likes, dislikes, and general comments. We are especially interested in the features that you would like to see in the forthcoming NetMAX 6.0 release.

Thank you!