Subject: [Spridgets] 30 years. 3 decades.

From: Mark J Bradakis via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2021 07:00:48 -0600

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On this day 30 years ago Team.Net came into being.  The British-cars 
mailing list was already going strong, an offshoot from rec.autos Usenet 
group.  Dale Cook, Jim Muller, then me. Team.net went from 2 lists at 
the beginning, autox and british-cars, and exploded into nearly 70 
different lists with something like 15,000 individuals subscribed at its 
peak.  For a while it was pretty much the only game in town.  As I 
recall, when I attended the SCCA Solo II Nationals 25th Anniversary 
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 
behind the curtain it is still on the air. It is a lot quieter these 
days, much better software handle many of the janitorial tasks 
automatically.  Back in the beginning, I had to do *everything* by hand, 
so to speak. Subscribes, unsubscribes, errors, I was spending 10, 15, 20 
hours a week maintaining the server.  The first server had a 100 MHz 
processor.  Things have changed.  Back then just having a fast network 
connection at a residence was rare and expensive.  Good old DSL.  I 
remember that time when my service provider went belly up, and team net 
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 
continue to provide a useful service for years to come.

mjb.

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From: Rick Fisk via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2021 22:56:45 -0400

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Hi Stewart,

Finding the archives is a little confusing as there are two links at the bot=
tom of each email.  The first link only goes back to 2007.  The second link g=
oes back to the beginning of the list in 1997.  Maybe we need to talk to the=
 man behind the curtain about it.  :-)

Anyways, use this link...

http://autox.team.net/mharc/archives/html/spridgets/

Rick

> On Apr 11, 2021, at 9:53 PM, Billy Zoom <[email-masked]> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BFHow do you find archives before 2007?

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Stewart,</div><div dir=3D=
"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Finding the archives is a little confusing a=
s there are two links at the bottom of each email. &nbsp;The first link only=
 goes back to 2007. &nbsp;The second link goes back to the beginning of the l=
ist in 1997. &nbsp;Maybe we need to talk to the man behind the curtain about=
 it. &nbsp;:-)</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Anyways, use=
 this link...</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><a href=3D"ht=
tp://autox.team.net/mharc/archives/html/spridgets/">http://autox.team.net/mh=
arc/archives/html/spridgets/</a></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D=
"ltr">Rick</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Apr 11, 20=
21, at 9:53 PM, Billy Zoom &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></b=
lockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<span>Ho=
w do you find archives before 2007?</span><br></div></blockquote></body></ht=
ml>=

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From: Charlie Shelden via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:36:51 -0500

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Thanks for all you do Mark. I mostly lurk. Still have two cars. Both current=
ly off the road. Life, kids and time you know. I predict in the next 12-18 I=
=E2=80=99ll uncover the Midget that my father in law drove to Sacramento for=
 back in 2002 or 3. It=E2=80=99s a runner just been covered in the shop. Pin=
ball restoration and Vespa took over.=20

Member since 2001 maybe?

Charlie=20
Okc OK

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 11, 2021, at 9:57 PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <[email-masked]=
.net> wrote:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF
> Hi Stewart,
>=20
> Finding the archives is a little confusing as there are two links at the b=
ottom of each email.  The first link only goes back to 2007.  The second lin=
k goes back to the beginning of the list in 1997.  Maybe we need to talk to t=
he man behind the curtain about it.  :-)
>>> On Apr 11, 2021, at 9:53 PM, Billy Zoom <[email-masked]> wrote:=

> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Suggested annual donation: $12.75
>=20
> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets  http://autox.team.net/ar=
chive
>=20
> Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/shelde=
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Thanks for all you do Mark. I mostly lurk. S=
till have two cars. Both currently off the road. Life, kids and time you kno=
w. I predict in the next 12-18 I=E2=80=99ll uncover the Midget that my fathe=
r in law drove to Sacramento for back in 2002 or 3. It=E2=80=99s a runner ju=
st been covered in the shop. Pinball restoration and Vespa took over.&nbsp;<=
div><br></div><div>Member since 2001 maybe?</div><div><br></div><div>Charlie=
&nbsp;</div><div>Okc OK<br><div><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</di=
v><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Apr 11, 2021, at 9:57 PM=
, Rick Fisk via Spridgets &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></b=
lockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta ht=
tp-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"><div dir=3D=
"ltr">Hi Stewart,</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Finding t=
he archives is a little confusing as there are two links at the bottom of ea=
ch email. &nbsp;The first link only goes back to 2007. &nbsp;The second link=
 goes back to the beginning of the list in 1997. &nbsp;Maybe we need to talk=
 to the man behind the curtain about it. &nbsp;:-)</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br=
></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Anyways, use this link...</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><a href=3D"http://autox.team.net/mharc/archives/html/=
spridgets/">http://autox.team.net/mharc/archives/html/spridgets/</a></div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Rick</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><bl=
ockquote type=3D"cite">On Apr 11, 2021, at 9:53 PM, Billy Zoom &lt;billyzoom=
@billyzoom.com&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite=
"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<span>How do you find archives before 2007?</spa=
n><br></div></blockquote><span>------------------------</span><br><span></sp=
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: $12.75</span><br><span></span><br><span>Archive: http://www.team.net/piper=
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