Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 01:41:27 -0400
Reply-To: "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@RELITECH.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@RELITECH.COM>
Subject: Re: It's been almost 5 years that Gerry and I have lived together
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Nope, nobody is going to be shut off. :)
We are close to having a new home and list-mom for the Vanagon list. Details
will follow.
Thanks to several of you who have volunteered to help out!
TomC
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Calle Fallberg [SMTP:calle.fallberg@telia.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 2:50 PM
> To: Vanagon list; Carrington, Tom
> Subject: Re: It's been almost 5 years that Gerry and I have
> lived together...
>
> What´s happening Tom ??
> Are we going to be shut off soon ??
>
> Regards
> Calle
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@RELITECH.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 5:01 AM
> Subject: It's been almost 5 years that Gerry and I have lived together...
>
>
> > Hey everybody,
> >
> > Wanted to put out the word that it's time for us to start looking for a
> new
> > home and list-master(s) for the Vanagon list. The list has been around
> for
> > about 10 years, and I have been hosting and managing it for about 1/2 of
> > that time. While I have had a lot of fun and made a lot of friends
> during
> > this time, I think it's time for somebody else to take over the duties.
> >
> > My decision to seek a new home for Gerry is partly based on financial
> > constraints. Back in the late '90's, companies were more than happy to
> pick
> > up my business-class DSL bill ($220/mo) to keep me as their employee.
> But
> > times have changed, and I have been covering that out of my pocket for
> > several years now. Couple that up with my declining paycheck since the
> > dot-com bust, I just can't commit myself to renewing my DSL contract
> when
> it
> > comes due in August.
> >
> > I also have more and more demands on my personal time, which make it
> hard
> > for me to manage the list as it should be.
> >
> > If you have the ability and/or interest in hosting, and/or managing the
> > server, please let me know off-list. I'll consult with some of the "list
> > elders" and ask them to help me decide where to go from here.
> >
> > Thanks for listening,
> > TomC
> > tcarrington@relitech.com
> > http://volksweb.relitech.com
> > http://checkerweb.relitech.com
> > 92 VW Cabriolet
> > 85 VW Vanagon Crew Cab
> > 82 VW Westy Diesel=>Gas Conversion
> > 81 Checker A-11 (Taxi)
> > 65 VW Notchback
> >
>
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