Subject: [Roadsters] 30 years. 3 decades.

From: Mark J Bradakis via Datsun-roadsters <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2021 07:29:51 -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: Brian Conroy via Datsun-roadsters <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:10:53 +0000 (UTC)

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Thank you for keeping this going for the benefit of al!

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On Sunday, April 11, 2021, 9:29 AM, Mark J Bradakis via Datsun-roadsters <d=
[email-masked]> wrote:

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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Thank you for keeping this going for the benefit of al!<br><br><br><a href=
=3D"https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=3DiOS">Sent from Yahoo Mail for i=
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9:29 AM, Mark J Bradakis via Datsun-roadsters &lt;[email-masked]=
am.net&gt; wrote:</p><blockquote class=3D"iosymail"><div dir=3D"ltr">On thi=
s day 30 years ago Team.Net came into being.&nbsp; The British-cars <br></d=
iv><div dir=3D"ltr">mailing list was already going strong, an offshoot from=
 rec.autos Usenet <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">group.&nbsp; Dale Cook, Jim Mu=
ller, then me. Team.net went from 2 lists at <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">the=
 beginning, autox and british-cars, and exploded into nearly 70 <br></div><=
div dir=3D"ltr">different lists with something like 15,000 individuals subs=
cribed at its <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">peak.&nbsp; For a while it was pre=
tty much the only game in town.&nbsp; As I <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">recal=
l, when I attended the SCCA Solo II Nationals 25th Anniversary <br></div><d=
iv 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 scatterbrained procrastinator like me <br></div=
><div dir=3D"ltr">behind the curtain it is still on the air. It is a lot qu=
ieter these <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">days, much better software handle ma=
ny of the janitorial tasks <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">automatically.&nbsp; =
Back in the beginning, I had to do *everything* by hand, <br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">so to speak. Subscribes, unsubscribes, errors, I was spending 10, =
15, 20 <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">hours a week maintaining the server.&nbsp=
; The first server had a 100 MHz <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">processor.&nbsp=
; Things have changed.&nbsp; Back then just having a fast network <br></div=
><div dir=3D"ltr">connection at a residence was rare and expensive.&nbsp; G=
ood old DSL.&nbsp; I <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">remember that time when my =
service provider went belly up, and team net <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">was=
 off the air for 11 days straight.&nbsp; I don't miss those days at all.<br=
></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Anyway, happy birthday t=
o those of you still here.&nbsp; I hope I can <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">co=
ntinue 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></div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr"><br></div>________________________________________<br><br><a=
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