On 12/12/25 2:10 PM, Will Daehler wrote:
> Certainly the volume is down.
> But I am still here, and read the digest most days, for about 28 years.
> During this time, I learned so much from all of you, and early on
> developed friends who helped me immensely. They shared parts, knowledge,
> and tools.
> Without you guys and Mark's early computer skills, all would have been
> lost.
> Recently we have sort of re-assmbled on various Facebook sites.
>
> Will Daehler
> 63 TR4
A lot has changed over the last 35 years or so. When I took over from
Jim Muller, who took over from Dale Cook, back in the late 80s the
"Internet" was still a wet behind the ears baby. These days, wow,
completely different!
This list is a fragment of the original british-cars list. But one
thing has not changed, and that is my commitment to providing this
content as best I can, free of charge. Sure there were times when I did
*everything* by hand, one request at a time, for email address changes,
additions, deletions. There were times I was belittled for making what
seemed like arbitrary decisions to the unaware observer. There were
times I worked 20 - 30 hours a week on Team dot Net, even before it was
Team dot Net.
These days my workload is way down, thanks to automated email list
software. But things are always changing when it comes to computers.
These days it is all still running, but who knows for how long.
Mailman 2, the version I have running on the Team Net server, was
released in April of 2004. It has long since been shuffled off to
inactive status as far as the folks maintaining it are concerned. But
still it chugs along, these days pieced together with chewing gum and
baling wire.
In case you are wondering:
[root@autox data]# uptime
15:13:45 up 876 days, 21:00, 1 user, load average: 0.61, 0.55, 0.59
[root@autox data]# uname -a
Linux autox 5.3.11-100.fc29.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Nov 12 20:41:25 UTC 2019
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Yes, the server has not been booted for about 2 and a half years. The
fc29 in the uname output is the level of Fedora running, last updated in
2019. My personal computer is at revision 41. A LOT has changed. I
fear that if the server goes down, it may never come back up cleanly on
its own. I am hoping to make it go for at least 1,000 days of
continuous running. But I'll burn that bridge before we cross it, or
however the saying goes.
For now, there are people who still enjoy these old lists, still finding
them useful, and a lot more appealing than mass market social media
outlets, with advertising you need to wade through to find anything
worthwhile.
And as long as I am able, I will keep it that way. Enjoy the coming
festive season!
mjb.
ps: A week before the winter solstice, and I just got back from a top
down drive with the British Motor Club of Utah. Sunny, mid 50s here in
the Salt Lake area. Unreal!
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