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Carlos Camacho
12-08-2005, 10:12 PM
As a longtime Plesk user, I've always been interested in the tools thay http://www.4psasoftware.nl/ produces. I've been told they have no problem running on Virtuozzo setups.

I'm beta testing PowerVPS Mailfoundry, and while an interesting method to decrease spam & virus, I've wondered if the combinations of:
Spam Guardian
http://www.4psasoftware.nl/Spam_Guardian.htm
and
Clean Server
http://www.4psasoftware.nl/Clean%20Server.htm
Might be a good alternative (though $$)

You might say, "But we already have Spam Assasin in Plesk?" If you read 4PSA's pages, you'll see that their solution seems to be much better than the built-in methods that Plesk takes.

They have other software, but the one that catches my eye the most is their Qmail manager:
http://www.4psasoftware.nl/Qmail_Manager.htm

I've found that I have had to ask support at PowerVPS to clear my Qmail queue on many occasions. I know there are a few open source tools to do that (anyone want to write a How-To?), but 4PSA Software Qmail Manager is interesting because of its integration into Plesk. I like that. (i.e., I'm no command-line junkie.)

So, I have two questions for the community. Is anyone using any of 4PSA's tools on their VPS, and if so, what do you think?

The second question is targetted at PowerVPS. You have ClientExec partnership for the benefit of your customers (and to entice prospective clients) Could you contact 4PSA and negotiate some discount for PowerVPS customers? I'd like to purchase a few of their programs but it can add up quickly $$$. Surely, PowerVPS can bang out some deal to make a win-win situation :D

Cheers,

TomK
12-08-2005, 10:19 PM
Carlos, great idea, I'll reach out to the PSA folks and see if they are interested, do you have a contact there?

Tom

Carlos Camacho
12-09-2005, 02:02 AM
Sadly I don't. I've know of them all these years simply from the forum at Sw-Soft. I see that Rack-Aid re-sells their products so they must have a partnership program.

Good luck, and may the force be with you! :D

Carlos Camacho
12-12-2005, 09:09 PM
Tom,

In addition to 4PSA, there are two additional partnership programs I wish you would pursue for the benefit of your customers, now and present.

* Reduce rates on ModernBill (you offer ClientExec, but if I recall, your company switched to ModernBill for your own internal use)

* Reduced rates for a "name-brand" Cert, like Geo-Trust. I know SW-Soft offers Certs via the Plesk CP, but surely your "buying power" can get your customers some better deals. ;)

I welcome any one else to post partnership programs that PowerVPS should research that can add more value to their business & ours. :)

Cheers,

Carlos Camacho
12-18-2005, 09:35 PM
Any progress on this Tom? :D

charles
12-19-2005, 12:42 AM
Tom's enjoying some time off with limited to no internet access, so don't expect to hear from him till the new year. We don't have anything to report yet though.

charles

Carlos Camacho
12-19-2005, 03:11 AM
Ok, thanks for the info!

Carlos Camacho
01-19-2006, 10:18 PM
Tom/Charles, any new developments on this front?

Cheers,

TomK
01-19-2006, 10:21 PM
Not yet Carlos.

Carlos Camacho
01-23-2006, 01:53 AM
Tom, could you add two more items that could add better value to your company's hosting?

I have a client that requires Japanese in Plesk. I was just looking at the language add-ons over at Plesk. It would be great if we could buy them straight from PowerVPS at some type of discount.

Ditto for the Plesk's Application Pack. I've seen this sometimes bundles at some hosts.

Thanks!

TomK
01-23-2006, 10:07 AM
Tom, could you add two more items that could add better value to your company's hosting?

I have a client that requires Japanese in Plesk. I was just looking at the language add-ons over at Plesk. It would be great if we could buy them straight from PowerVPS at some type of discount.

Ditto for the Plesk's Application Pack. I've seen this sometimes bundles at some hosts.

Thanks!

Carlos,

We already sell lang packs at $6/month per lang pack as an add-on. Also included with our Plesk VE's is the Power Pack, which is a bundle of the following: SpamAssassin, Application Pack, Helpdesk, Tomcat, ColdFusion, and PostgreSQL Add-Ons.

You should have these available in your Plesk VE, if not open a ticket with support so they can confirm your key access and correct if necessary.

Tom