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SPF is pretty simple to set up, you just need to add an entry into your DNS that specifies which IPs are authorized senders for your domain. Go to http://www.openspf.org/ and start the setup wizard.

Sender ID is almost the same as SPF, but Microsoft found a way to fk it up. There's info about Sender ID on the site above, and also on http://microsoft.com/senderid

Domainkeys is a little more complex to install, requiring modules or plugins to your mail server. A search should give you enough info to get started.

I've been having a hellofa time getting Hotmail to not mark messages sent from my app as junk/spam. This tool will verify that the various authentication techniques used by the big email providers will pass, increasing your chances of getting through the spam filters.

Ubuntu 7.04 on a HP Pavilion laptop (dual-boot with XP ... but I rarely boot into windows anymore). Ubuntu is great.

Sweet, thanks for the tip. I just installed inkscape and it looks awesome. I have been looking for a good drawing tool for linux, this might be it. Can't believe I never heard of it before!

Before I design a web interface, I usually like to sketch it out to organize my ideas. I'm still using good-old graph paper and a mechanical pencil, then will often scan my sketches to post on our internal wiki. Are there better tools out there that would maybe allow for sharing & collaboration?

Guys, I'm building a collaboration application called Wamily that would be perfect for this. I just set up a group for this purpose. It has a wiki, and threaded conversations, and eventually more tools.

Sign up at http://wamily.com with invite code ZMYWVX and you will automatically be added to the group

If you're planning on upgrading ... might want to wait a couple days. The update servers are slammed right now. It too me 12 hours to download some 1400 update packages (from 6.10). Though I'm happy to report that the update went very smoothly.

I have no problem with scrolling ... but that doesn't mean you should try and cram more words on the page to explain what's going your website is about or how to use it. The harsh reality is that the vast majority of people won't make it through the first paragraph.

I don't have all the answers ... but try making better use of headlines, images/diagrams, or a quick demo. Somebody should be able to visit your site and quickly know what it is and the basics of how it's used. Juwo sounds like a cool idea, but I don't get that as soon as I hit the homepage.

Some examples of homepages that I like that do a good job of conveying the idea/service in less than 20 seconds (I have no affiliation with any of these): http://writewith.com/ http://basecamphq.com/

Too many words! This is my most common criticism for evaluating an interface. If you need so many words on the home page to describe how to do something or what it is, then it's not easy enough. Remember you only have about 20 seconds of somebody's attention before they decide to click away. I got lost pretty quick (and I'm actually pretty smart).

The crap about Jesus on the about page turned me off, too. You're welcome to your religious beliefs, but keep them on your blog or someplace more appropriate.

I recently discovered a site, http://buildv1.com that was built for hooking up startups with startuppers. I actually found someone from this site that worked with us for a little while.

If I told you I might get arrested

I am totally in. I'm in the buckhead area, but meeting location doesn't matter. nate@wamily.com

divia, thanks for the feedback. we're definitely listening to what our alpha users have to say -- Nate (co-founder of Wamily)

The above code isn't working anymore, please try this one: YAZJZ3. Let us know what you think!