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I still like the term "listers" and as an old mentor once said, "Give them =
an ATTA-BOY " when they do a great job. That one is for you, Mark...All the=
best to those on the list(s).=C2=A0
P
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From: Mark J Bradakis via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
To: healeys@autox.team.net <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sun, Apr 11, 2021 9:00 am
Subject: [Healeys] 30 years. 3 decades
On this day 30 years ago Team.Net came into being.=C2=A0 The British-cars=
=20
mailing list was already going strong, an offshoot from rec.autos Usenet=20
group.=C2=A0 Dale Cook, Jim Muller, then me. Team.net went from 2 lists at=
=20
the beginning, autox and british-cars, and exploded into nearly 70=20
different lists with something like 15,000 individuals subscribed at its=20
peak.=C2=A0 For a while it was pretty much the only game in town.=C2=A0 As =
I=20
recall, when I attended the SCCA Solo II Nationals 25th Anniversary=20
event, something like 2/3rds of the 1,000+ entrants were on the autox list.
And it amazes me that with such a scatterbrained procrastinator like me=20
behind the curtain it is still on the air. It is a lot quieter these=20
days, much better software handle many of the janitorial tasks=20
automatically.=C2=A0 Back in the beginning, I had to do *everything* by han=
d,=20
so to speak. Subscribes, unsubscribes, errors, I was spending 10, 15, 20=20
hours a week maintaining the server.=C2=A0 The first server had a 100 MHz=
=20
processor.=C2=A0 Things have changed.=C2=A0 Back then just having a fast ne=
twork=20
connection at a residence was rare and expensive.=C2=A0 Good old DSL.=C2=A0=
I=20
remember that time when my service provider went belly up, and team net=20
was off the air for 11 days straight.=C2=A0 I don't miss those days at all.
Anyway, happy birthday to those of you still here.=C2=A0 I hope I can=20
continue to provide a useful service for years to come.
mjb.
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<div style="color:black;font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I still like
the term "listers" and as an old mentor once said, "Give them an ATTA-BOY "
when they do a great job. That one is for you, Mark...
<div>All the best to those on the list(s). <br>
<div>P<br>
<br>
<br>
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size="2">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Mark J Bradakis via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net><br>
To: healeys@autox.team.net <healeys@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Sun, Apr 11, 2021 9:00 am<br>
Subject: [Healeys] 30 years. 3 decades<br>
<br>
<div dir="ltr">On this day 30 years ago Team.Net came into being. The
British-cars <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">mailing list was already going strong, an offshoot from
rec.autos Usenet <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">group. Dale Cook, Jim Muller, then me. Team.net went from
2 lists at <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">the beginning, autox and british-cars, and exploded into nearly
70 <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">different lists with something like 15,000 individuals
subscribed at its <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">peak. For a while it was pretty much the only game in
town. As I <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">recall, when I attended the SCCA Solo II Nationals 25th
Anniversary <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">event, something like 2/3rds of the 1,000+ entrants were on the
autox list.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">And it amazes me that with such a scatterbrained procrastinator
like me <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">behind the curtain it is still on the air. It is a lot quieter
these <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">days, much better software handle many of the janitorial tasks
<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">automatically. Back in the beginning, I had to do
*everything* by hand, <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">so to speak. Subscribes, unsubscribes, errors, I was spending
10, 15, 20 <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">hours a week maintaining the server. The first server had
a 100 MHz <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">processor. Things have changed. Back then just
having a fast network <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">connection at a residence was rare and expensive. Good old
DSL. I <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">remember that time when my service provider went belly up, and
team net <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">was off the air for 11 days straight. I don't miss those
days at all.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">Anyway, happy birthday to those of you still here. I hope
I can <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">continue to provide a useful service for years to come.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">mjb.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
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