Subject: [TR] Happy Birthday!

From: Mark Bradakis <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:13:58 -0600

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On April 11th, 1991, team.net became a new domain.  34 years ago, how 
time flies!  Back then it was just two lists, autox and british-cars. 
My, things have changed.  At its peak, there were 77 lists, I think, 
stemming from splitting the british-cars list into Triumph, MG, Healey, 
etc lists.  And shop-talk and the-local and Datsun roadsters and 
Bricklin and ... you get the idea.

While Team Net is no longer the only show in town as it was back in the 
early days, there are still just over 30 lists.  About half a dozen of 
these see daily, or almost daily, traffic.  Some see hardly any use at 
all.  Back in the mid nineties, the autox list would see like a thousand 
messages in August, leading up to the Nationals.  I think the one and 
only year I attended, '97, about 2/3rds of the entrants were on Team 
Net.  Lost track of how many stickers I sold.  Still have a few 
somewhere in my office.

As I recall, the very first server I set up at home was top of the line, 
with a 120 MHz processor.  Attached is the label for that box.  Cost me 
$2,500.  See the photo for the specs :-)    Actually, it didn't cost ME 
much money.  Before Team Net came about, I had a fundraiser.  Back then, 
having an internet connection at home was not cheap.  I think I raised 
like $3,000 which got us started down this trail.

Still accepting donations, though the semi-annual fund drives are a 
thing of the past.  When folks see fit and have a few bucks to spare, 
they visit http://www.team.net/donate.html - donate early, donate often!

Yep, it has been over 3 decades I have been doing this, a lot of effort. 
  Back in the day it would take me at least 10 - 15 hours a week dealing 
with errors, bounced mail, maintaining some of the web pages and so on. 
All that effort did land me a berth in the British Sports Car Hall of 
Fame.  That was nice.

And I plan on keeping it going as long as I am physically able.

Anyway, happy birthday Team.Net!

mjb.

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From: Larry Griffin <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2025 12:51:18 -0400

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Mark,

Wow, 34 years! I  was so excited when I discovered Team.Net in September
1994 and subscribed to the British.cars list. Through it and the triumph
list I found a new world of support for my Spitfire and later my TR6. I
learned of the Triumph Club of the Carolinas. The best part was finding so
many wonderful online LBC enthusiasts.

So thanks for all you have done over the years. You so richly deserved the
election to the British Sports Car Hall of Fame.

Now I've got to go find my SOL sticker from my departed Spitfire. =F0=9F=98=
=84

Cheers,
Larry Griffin

On Fri, Apr 11, 2025 at 7:53=E2=80=AFPM Mark Bradakis <[email-masked]> w=
rote:

> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Unsubscribe/Manage:
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sa=
ns-serif;font-size:small">Mark, <br><br>Wow, 34 years! I =C2=A0was so excit=
ed when I discovered Team.Net in September 1994 and subscribed to the Briti=
sh.cars list. Through it and the triumph list I found a new world of suppor=
t for my Spitfire and later my TR6. I learned of the Triumph Club of the Ca=
rolinas. The best part was finding so many wonderful online LBC enthusiasts=
.<br><br>So thanks for all you have done over the years. You so richly dese=
rved the election to the British Sports Car Hall of Fame. <br><br>Now I&#39=
;ve got to go find my SOL sticker from my departed Spitfire. =F0=9F=98=84<b=
r><br>Cheers,<br>Larry Griffin</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gma=
il_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 11, 2=
025 at 7:53=E2=80=AFPM Mark Bradakis &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]=
m">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204=
);padding-left:1ex">On April 11th, 1991, <a href=3D"http://team.net" rel=3D=
"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">team.net</a> became a new domain.=C2=A0 34 y=
ears ago, how <br>
time flies!=C2=A0 Back then it was just two lists, autox and british-cars. =
<br>
My, things have changed.=C2=A0 At its peak, there were 77 lists, I think, <=
br>
stemming from splitting the british-cars list into Triumph, MG, Healey, <br=
etc lists.=C2=A0 And shop-talk and the-local and Datsun roadsters and <br>
Bricklin and ... you get the idea.<br>
<br>
While Team Net is no longer the only show in town as it was back in the <br=
early days, there are still just over 30 lists.=C2=A0 About half a dozen of=
 <br>
these see daily, or almost daily, traffic.=C2=A0 Some see hardly any use at=
 <br>
all.=C2=A0 Back in the mid nineties, the autox list would see like a thousa=
nd <br>
messages in August, leading up to the Nationals.=C2=A0 I think the one and =
<br>
only year I attended, &#39;97, about 2/3rds of the entrants were on Team <b=
r>
Net.=C2=A0 Lost track of how many stickers I sold.=C2=A0 Still have a few <=
br>
somewhere in my office.<br>
<br>
As I recall, the very first server I set up at home was top of the line, <b=
r>
with a 120 MHz processor.=C2=A0 Attached is the label for that box.=C2=A0 C=
ost me <br>
$2,500.=C2=A0 See the photo for the specs :-)=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Actually, it did=
n&#39;t cost ME <br>
much money.=C2=A0 Before Team Net came about, I had a fundraiser.=C2=A0 Bac=
k then, <br>
having an internet connection at home was not cheap.=C2=A0 I think I raised=
 <br>
like $3,000 which got us started down this trail.<br>
<br>
Still accepting donations, though the semi-annual fund drives are a <br>
thing of the past.=C2=A0 When folks see fit and have a few bucks to spare, =
<br>
they visit <a href=3D"http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel=3D"noreferrer" t=
arget=3D"_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a> - donate early, donate=
 often!<br>
<br>
Yep, it has been over 3 decades I have been doing this, a lot of effort. <b=
r>
=C2=A0 Back in the day it would take me at least 10 - 15 hours a week deali=
ng <br>
with errors, bounced mail, maintaining some of the web pages and so on. <br=
All that effort did land me a berth in the British Sports Car Hall of <br>
Fame.=C2=A0 That was nice.<br>
<br>
And I plan on keeping it going as long as I am physically able.<br>
<br>
Anyway, happy birthday Team.Net!<br>
<br>
mjb.<br>
** <a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">triumphs@au=
tox.team.net</a> **<br>
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et=3D"_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>
Archive: <a href=3D"http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs" rel=3D"noreferr=
er" target=3D"_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs</a>=C2=A0 <a h=
ref=3D"http://www.team.net/archive" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">ht=
tp://www.team.net/archive</a><br>
<br>
hs/[email-masked]" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://a=
utox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/[email-masked]</a><br>
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From: Dave MacKay <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2025 18:41:48 -0400

Congratulations Mark! Thank you for providing us with Team.Net for 34
years! I've been a member for at least 25 of those years (maybe more, I
can't recall when I signed up).

You have been a stupendous asset to the community and have done us all a
great service.

Thanks also for the reminder about donations. I had neglected that for too
long. Donation made.

Dave MacKay
1960 Triumph TR3A s/n 68639
near Toronto, Canada

>Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:13:58 -0600
>From: Mark Bradakis <[email-masked]>
>Subject: [TR] Happy Birthday!
>
stemming from splitting the british-cars list into Triumph, MG, Healey,
etc lists.  And shop-talk and the-local and Datsun roadsters and Bricklin
and ... you get the idea.
early days, there are still just over 30 lists.  About half a dozen of
these see daily, or almost daily, traffic.  Some see hardly any use at
all.  Back in the mid nineties, the autox list >would see like a thousand
messages in August, leading up to the Nationals.  I think the one and only
year I attended, '97, about 2/3rds of the entrants were on Team Net.  Lost
track of how many stickers I sold.  Still have a few somewhere in my
>office.
>
>Still accepting donations, though the semi-annual fund drives are a thing
of the past.  When folks see fit and have a few bucks to spare, they visit
Fame.  That was nice.

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From: bill beecher <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:44:47 -0500

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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">Congrats Mark,<div>Your mail management has=
 supplied the answer to many questions over the years during repairs and reb=
uilding.&nbsp;</div><div>Bill B</div><div>TS30800L</div><div><br id=3D"lineB=
reakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">=E2=80=9CObstacles are all you s=
ee when you take your eyes off the goal=E2=80=9D &nbsp;H. Ford</div><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><br>On Apr 12, 2025, at 1:42=E2=80=AFPM, Larry Griffin &lt;larrygri=
[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;=
font-size:small">Mark, <br><br>Wow, 34 years! I &nbsp;was so excited when I d=
iscovered Team.Net in September 1994 and subscribed to the British.cars list=
. Through it and the triumph list I found a new world of support for my Spit=
fire and later my TR6. I learned of the Triumph Club of the Carolinas. The b=
est part was finding so many wonderful online LBC enthusiasts.<br><br>So tha=
nks for all you have done over the years. You so richly deserved the electio=
n to the British Sports Car Hall of Fame. <br><br>Now I've got to go find my=
 SOL sticker from my departed Spitfire. =F0=9F=98=84<br><br>Cheers,<br>Larry=
 Griffin</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><di=
v dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 11, 2025 at 7:53=E2=80=AFPM M=
ark Bradakis &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&=
gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0p=
x 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Apri=
l 11th, 1991, <a href=3D"http://team.net" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blan=
k">team.net</a> became a new domain.&nbsp; 34 years ago, how <br>
time flies!&nbsp; Back then it was just two lists, autox and british-cars. <=
br>
My, things have changed.&nbsp; At its peak, there were 77 lists, I think, <b=
r>
stemming from splitting the british-cars list into Triumph, MG, Healey, <br>=

etc lists.&nbsp; And shop-talk and the-local and Datsun roadsters and <br>
Bricklin and ... you get the idea.<br>
<br>
While Team Net is no longer the only show in town as it was back in the <br>=

early days, there are still just over 30 lists.&nbsp; About half a dozen of <=
br>
these see daily, or almost daily, traffic.&nbsp; Some see hardly any use at <=
br>
all.&nbsp; Back in the mid nineties, the autox list would see like a thousan=
d <br>
messages in August, leading up to the Nationals.&nbsp; I think the one and <=
br>
only year I attended, '97, about 2/3rds of the entrants were on Team <br>
Net.&nbsp; Lost track of how many stickers I sold.&nbsp; Still have a few <b=
r>
somewhere in my office.<br>
<br>
As I recall, the very first server I set up at home was top of the line, <br=
with a 120 MHz processor.&nbsp; Attached is the label for that box.&nbsp; Co=
st me <br>
$2,500.&nbsp; See the photo for the specs :-)&nbsp; &nbsp; Actually, it didn=
't cost ME <br>
much money.&nbsp; Before Team Net came about, I had a fundraiser.&nbsp; Back=
 then, <br>
having an internet connection at home was not cheap.&nbsp; I think I raised <=
br>
like $3,000 which got us started down this trail.<br>
<br>
Still accepting donations, though the semi-annual fund drives are a <br>
thing of the past.&nbsp; When folks see fit and have a few bucks to spare, <=
br>
they visit <a href=3D"http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel=3D"noreferrer" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a> - donate early, donate o=
ften!<br>
<br>
Yep, it has been over 3 decades I have been doing this, a lot of effort. <br=
&nbsp; Back in the day it would take me at least 10 - 15 hours a week dealin=
g <br>
with errors, bounced mail, maintaining some of the web pages and so on. <br>=

All that effort did land me a berth in the British Sports Car Hall of <br>
Fame.&nbsp; That was nice.<br>
<br>
And I plan on keeping it going as long as I am physically able.<br>
<br>
Anyway, happy birthday Team.Net!<br>
<br>
mjb.<br>
** <a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">triumphs@aut=
ox.team.net</a> **<br>
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