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A massive Thank You to Mark and all those that work behind the scenes to ma=
ke this happen.=C2=A0 And a second massive Thank You to the many contributo=
rs who make it what it is.
I confess to being more of a reader than contributor while I wait for my ca=
r (a story for another day).=C2=A0 However I look forward to being more act=
ive once I get back to "wrenching".
In the meanwhile, I raise a glass in "cheers" to the community.=C2=A0 Happy=
Birthday!
Thanks,
Mike Mullerhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelolivermuller/=20
On Sunday, April 11, 2021, 02:10:13 PM EDT, triumphs-request@autox.team=
.net <triumphs-request@autox.team.net> wrote: =20
On this day 30 years ago Team.Net came into being.? The British-cars=20
mailing list was already going strong, an offshoot from rec.autos Usenet=20
group.? 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.? For a while it was pretty much the only game in town.? 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.? Back in the beginning, I had to do *everything* by hand,=20
so to speak.? Subscribes, unsubscribes, errors, I was spending 10, 15,=20
20 hours a week maintaining the server.? The first server had a 100 MHz=20
processor.? Things have changed.? Back then just having a fast network=20
connection at a residence was rare and expensive.? Good old DSL.? I=20
remember that time when my service provider went belly up, and team net=20
was off the air for 11 days straight.? I don't miss those days at all.
Anyway, happy birthday to those of you still here.? I hope I can=20
continue to provide a useful service for years to come.
mjb.
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3px;"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">A massive Thank You to Ma=
rk and all those that work behind the scenes to make this happen. And=
a second massive Thank You to the many contributors who make it what it is=
.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" da=
ta-setdir=3D"false">I confess to being more of a reader than contributor wh=
ile I wait for my car (a story for another day). However I look forwa=
rd to being more active once I get back to "wrenching".</div><div dir=3D"lt=
r" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">I=
n the meanwhile, I raise a glass in "cheers" to the community. Happy =
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e=3D"font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div>Thanks,=
<br></div><div>Mike Muller</div><div><span><a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"https:=
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On Sunday, April 11, 2021, 02:10:13 PM EDT, triumphs-re=
quest@autox.team.net <triumphs-request@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><br></div><div><div dir=3D"ltr">On this day 30 years a=
go Team.Net came into being.? The British-cars <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">m=
ailing list was already going strong, an offshoot from rec.autos Usenet <br=
></div><div dir=3D"ltr">group.? Dale Cook, Jim Muller, then me. Team.net we=
nt from 2 lists at <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">the beginning, autox and brit=
ish-cars, and exploded into nearly 70 <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">different =
lists with something like 15,000 individuals subscribed at its <br></div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr">peak.? For a while it was pretty much the only game in town.=
? As I <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">recall, when I attended the SCCA Solo II =
Nationals 25th Anniversary <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">event, something like=
2/3rds of the 1,000+ entrants were on the autox list.<br></div><div dir=3D=
"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">And it amazes me that with such a scatterb=
rained procrastinator like me <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">behind the curtain=
it is still on the air. It is a lot quieter these <br></div><div dir=3D"lt=
r">days, much better software handle many of the janitorial tasks <br></div=
><div dir=3D"ltr">automatically.? Back in the beginning, I had to do *every=
thing* by hand, <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">so to speak.? Subscribes, unsubs=
cribes, errors, I was spending 10, 15, <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">20 hours =
a week maintaining the server.? The first server had a 100 MHz <br></div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr">processor.? Things have changed.? Back then just having a fa=
st network <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">connection at a residence was rare an=
d expensive.? Good old DSL.? I <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">remember that tim=
e when my service provider went belly up, and team net <br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">was off the air for 11 days straight.? I don't miss those days at =
all.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Anyway, happy bir=
thday to those of you still here.? I hope I can <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=
continue to provide a useful service for years to come.<br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">mjb.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></di=
v></div>
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