Some users have reported receiving suspicious emails which claim to be from Semo.net support, asking for information about their account. These are not from our staff, and should not be replied to. Semo.net staff will never ask for your password over email. If you are ever unsure about whether an email is from us, please do not hesitate to call our office at 1-877-686-9114.
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In order to help the Black River Coliseum shelter area residents who are still without power, the Chamber of Commerce banquet which was scheduled for this weekend has been postponed. The new date will be February 27th.
After internal discussion, we have decided to no longer offer Usenet “newsgroup” access with our Internet service. This only affects users who were accessing newsgroups using the “news.semo.net” address; not our semo.net weblog or the news headlines on our homepage. The small number of users who were making use of the service, as well as the general shift of most Internet users away from that network over the last decade, mean that it has been a losing proposition for us for several years now.
We know that some people are very fond of Usenet access, though. For those users, we want to recommend that they move to an individual newsgroup service from a provider like GigaNews, who run the servers that we have been providing access to for the past eight years. They offer service for as low as $2.99 per month, and can provide specialized plans depending on your individual downloading requirements. You can also find most Usenet discussion groups on the web at Google Groups for free.
Microsort has released a critical patch for all versions of Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008 running the Server service. The vulnerability fixed by this patch could allow an attacker to remotely execute code on your Windows server. Semo.net and Microsoft strongly advise that everyone download and install this patch. The installation only takes a couple of minutes, and you will have to reboot the computer when complete.
If you or your company would like a certified computer technician to make this change, contact semo.net at 573.686.9114. The cost will be $20 plus $0.40 per mile from our Poplar Bluff office (if additional patches are necessary prior to installing this patch extra charges will apply).
As Monday evening approached, both coaches did all they could to trim the nerves of these 8- to 10-year-olds as they took the field for the semi-finals game against Lynch’s Lawn Service. After an entire season where double-digit leads were common and balls were hit to the fence nearly every inning, it was hard for fans, coaches and players to keep their wits in a low-scoring, defensive duel.
By the end of the game, it was clear that semo.net’s bats were not going to come alive and it was up to their defensive skills to keep them in the game. Going into the top of the sixth and last inning, semo.net took the field leading 2 – 1. Read the rest of this entry »
We will be increasing our total bandwidth to the Internet tomorrow, June 5th. As part of this process, AT&T will be moving our upstream circuit to a different fiber optic connection. When this change is made, there is a small chance that users will be unable to access the Internet for approximately five minutes. The work is scheduled to take place between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM.
Update, Feb 15: It appears that the phone company is having problems with some local lines again. Until they are able to resolve this problem, if you need technical support, please email support@semo.net.
As part of a scheduled upgrade to our main connection to the Internet, AT&T will be performing maintenance tonight between 1:00 AM and 3:00 AM. They do not anticipate any downtime during this work, but we wanted to inform you of it just in case.
Semo.net will be closed on Sunday, October 28 for a staff event. We will re-open for normal business hours on Monday, October 29 at 6:00 AM.
UPDATE:
The problem we were seeing with the slow DSL speeds and dial-up issues, has been resolved at this time. Windstream* worked with us throughout the afternoon, they have switched to a new port with their phone lines. If you are still having problems please feel free to contact us at the office. 877.686.9114
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We are receiving reports of connection problems for some DSL users in the Windstream coverage area. We know how frustrating it can be to have slow connection speeds…or unable to get online.
We are currently working with Windstream* to correct the problem that we are seeing. It seems there is a ‘trunking problem’ (problems with the telephone lines) between Southeast Missouri and Little Rock. They have dispatched technicians to look into the problem, but we do not have an ETA at this time.
If you are a DSL customer and have a 4200 Speedstream modem, one solution that we have found to help some of our customers is to disconnect the phone line from the modem and reconnect it.
The areas affected are: Doniphan, Greenville, Clubb, Wappapello, Williamsville (both dial-up and DSL).
We will try to keep you updated, and hope that this issue is resolved quickly.