I sincerely hope that all of you are slipping a bit of dough into an envelope in
the next few days. I know that my Meejit wouldn't be what is today (and it
ain't much) if it weren't for all the help on this list.
And that doesn't even include the entertainment value of the cats, guns and
politics discussions!!
Geoff Branch
'74 Meejit "Yellow Peril"
'72 Innocenti 1300 Mini
----- Original Message -----
From "Mark J Bradakis" <mjb at autox.team.net>
To: <admin@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 3:45 AM
Subject: Spring Forward
>
> Yes, folks spring time has come upon us here in the northern hemisphere, the
> clocks in most of the US of A have been set ahead for daylight savings. Some
> folks are getting buried in snowstorms, some are getting sunburned, same as
> it usually is this time of year. And once again time for the semi-annual
> Team.Net fund drive.
>
> At some point in the past you've subscribed to an autox.team.net email
> list, or two or more, which is why you are getting this mail. If you have
> no idea what lists I am talking about, you can send a message to
>
> majordomo@autox.team.net
>
> with nothing but
>
> lists
>
> in the message body. You'll be mailed back a list of lists, perhaps one of
> them will look familiar. Also check http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo
>
> If you've been around for more than a year, you may remember the fund
> drive last spring which was targeted at upgrading the server hardware to
> handle the traffic. The Team.Net email server sends out about 4 to 5
> million email messages a month, does a lot of web traffic to the list
> archives and such, as well as good old FTP. The main server is currently a
> dual Pentium based box running Redhat Linux, and seems to be chugging
> along just fine. It has been up for 126 days as of this writing, not
> much need for rebooting. So thanks again to all those who contributed
> last year to make it possible.
>
> This time around I'm just looking for a few bucks to help cover the costs
> of the monthly DSL line and ISP service charges. The lists, web pages and
> such are run over a DSL connection to my house, which costs me a few
> dollars out of my pocket every month. I'm also looking at possibly some new
> tape backup hardware, we shall see. The list information, archives and
> web pages are up to about 12 gigs now. I'd rather not retype that all in
> by hand ;-)
>
> Usually twice a year I ask those who feel they are getting a worthwhile
> benefit from Team.Net to chip in a few dollars to the kitty. If you're a
> starving student, or a typical American ready to panic because income taxes
> are due in a week, don't worry about sending in a contribution. If you've
> already gotten a fat refund, that's a different story! If you are outside
> of the US of A the exchange rate hassles and such aren't worth it, don't
> worry. Perhaps you have absolutely no idea who I am or what I am talking
> about, and you assume the list email just shows up through magic - it isn't
> magic, it isn't a scam, but if you don't trust me, don't worry about it.
> If you are one of the hundreds of thousands of workers laid off in the last
> few months, don't worry, enjoy the lists without guilt.
>
> If you do want to take this opportunity to support the continuation of
> Team.Net with a $5, $10, $20 or $487,356.92 contribution (NOT tax deductible,
> by the way) here's what you can do.
>
> Drop an envelope in the mail with a check, payable to Fat Chance Garage,
> addressed to:
>
> Fat Chance Garage
> PO Box 58333
> Salt Lake City, UT 84158
>
> I have gotten unmarked envelopes with just a dollar bill or two in them,
> maybe a fiver, those always make me smile, knowing someone just wants to
> assist, no recognition necessary. But if you do include your email address,
> I will try to get you an acknowledgment in a timely fashion. Quit snickering,
> trust me, I'll work on it this time, honest!
>
> You can fax a Visa or Mastercard number, name, expiration and donation
> amount to me at 801-355-5438 and eventually you'll see a charge on your
> bill from Fat Chance Garage.
>
> And if you've got a Paypal account, you can click some dollars my way using
> the address donations@autox.team.net
>
>
> On a side note, this mailing is going to a one-time list, so if you reply to
> it, your message will likely go into the bit bucket, and not to the triumphs,
> or vintage-race or 2000-register or tvr or whatever list you may have in mind.
> You should be seeing this only once, even if you have multiple subscriptions.
> Well, unless you are subscribed to some lists at address A, and some others
> at address B or whatever. Maybe next time I can have each message give you
> a list of your subscriptions, we shall see.
>
> mjb.
>
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