Due to the shrinking demand for dial-up services and the increasing costs of providing the antiquated services, WVC will cease dial-up services effective August 1st, 2010.  WVC WILL STILL BE OFFERRING DSL.  So, if you can get the DSL, now is the time to sign up for it.

 

WVC has provided dial-up services for several years.  We have enjoyed so many of you who have been loyal dial-up customers and we hate the thought of losing any of you.  However, we can no longer provide that particular service.

 

Please, if you can get DSL, please sign up for it by going to http://www.wvc.net/prequal.php

Several people have reported a massive increase in the SPAM emails they are getting and there is a good reason why.  I had to disable the filter for a while as I was attempting to correct a situation where all email was being marked as SPAM.  The filter has been turned back on with changes made, but how well the fix worked remains to be seen.  If you have problems, please be sure to send a message to me or reply/comment to this post.

Since the server upgrade, there seems to be a delay in the DNS update propogating through the Internet.  Some providers are not following the standards and are have not updated the DNS entries for the mail server settings.  This will happen.  It might just take a little time.  The best thing to do is to shut down your computer and restart it.  If that doesn't work right away, keep doing it every once in a while.  Eventually, the update will reach you.

WVC website services and email services may experience temporary outages over the weekend while we upgrade our servers.  Please be patient as this process is both long and difficult.  The end result will be a new server with better processing power to handle the demands of our growing DSL subscriber base, a new user front end and other expanded services. You should not need to make any changes on your computer.

WVC is now offering referral commissions to WVC subscribers for send us customers for our DSL service. Get your friends, your family, your neighbors to switch to WVC DSL service and you'll receive a $5.00 credit for each one you send to WVC and subscribes to WVC DSL for 2 months or more. 

Additionally, for the months of April, May and June new subscribers can get a FREE DSL modem with built-in router.  That's a $35 value.

Remember, WVC provides DSL across the country where DSL is available.  So the sky is the limit!  Send you friends, family and neighbors to http://www.wvc.net/prequal.php and have them sign up today!

 

There's been another attack at the Vincennes Wal-Mart Super Center, reports WTWO. This time it was on a security guard who had detained a woman for shoplifting and her husband was attempting to free her from detention.

There is another email out there asking users of "wvc.net" to verify their account information.  DO NOT REPLY TO THE EMAIL.  THIS IS A SCAM!

 

Below is the text of the email:

This story was HUGE!  But somehow, the major media, if the mentioned it at all, only scrolled it across the bottom of the screen, or a short blurb somewhere.  Microsoft was busted for patent infringement.   This time, it was to do with their Microsoft Word software; the most famous of all word processing software on computers around the world.  On August 11th, a Federal District Court in Texas slapped Microsoft with a $290 Million judgment against the software maker in favor of Canadian company i4i.  The Court further barred Microsoft from selling Word or providing support of Word software that infringed on the patent.  Needless to say, with one of their flagship products basically decommissioned, Microsoft immediately appealed.

There is a bogus email circulating about that is phishing for usernames and passwords.  Please do not click on the link and provide the requested information.  If you have already done so, please contact us immediately so that WVC can take protective measures on your account.

An 87-year-old driver ran her mini-van into the building housing the the BMV on Hart Street in Vincennes, Friday, injuring two people inside, reports the Evansville Courier.  An employee and a local driver were injured when the elderly woman hit the gas instead of the brake, causing her mini-van to run into the buliding.

I'm all for the the elderly being able to drive, provided they are capable.  Unfortunately, there has not been a mandated testing for re-upping one's license in the state for several years.  Once you have your license, it's hard to lose without committing a crime.  This is not anything against the older drivers.  I have a real problem with a lot of folks my own age or younger, who seem to have forgotten what they are doing behind the wheel.

The object of the mission is to get from point A to point B without becoming involved in or causing an accident anywehre along the way.  This includes from the start to the finish lines.