[Healeys] 30 years. 3 decades

[agrossman at pacific.net]

On 2021-04-11 07:27, m.g.sharp--- via Healeys wrote:
> "Useful service" does not describe it Mark.  Your hard work and
> consistent dedication to this list has kept many cars on the road and
> helped the Healey community stay in touch for three decades.  It is an
> invaluable service that you provide.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Mirek
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Mark J
> Bradakis via Healeys
> Sent: April 11, 2021 9:00 AM
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] 30 years. 3 decades
> 
> 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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I concur. Only been here about 10 years, but really appreciate your work 
and dedication! Also many thanks to "the regulars", you folks who are 
steeped in Healey knowledge and lore; and regularly make this list so 
informative and congenial.

Alan