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Mail From: "Tom Witt" <(email redacted)>

I was just wondering about the request to financially support this mailing
list. I'm not against helping out, but want to know if its on the up and up
before doing so. Thank you, Tom Witt

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Mail From: (email redacted)

<<I'm not against helping out, but want to know if its on the up and up
before doing so.>>

Tom,

Yep, it's on the up and up.

Mark Bradakis, aka MJB, started this little list-server thing quite some time
ago, using his office computer and support services at the university where
he worked. As the number of lists he supported and the number of
subscribers--and traffic--increased, it started overloading his machine.

His first request help came maybe five or six years ago when he took up a
collection to buy a bigger disk drive for it. Then a couple of years after
that, he did it again to buy a dedicated computer.

Now it looks like he has moved the whole shebang off the university system
and is doing it himself.

I helped with the disk-drive purchase, and I "took an equity position" in the
new computer too. So, to make sure my prior investments reap the intended
return, I'll ante up a bit more now too.

If you don't believe he's handling A LOT of traffic, just send a "lists"
command to majordomo and have a look at all the lists he hosts. Then sign up
for the autox or british-cars list for a couple of days.

Ramon

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Mail From: "Chris Thompson" <(email redacted)>

This same question came up last year when he needed the $$$ to move the list
off the campus machines. He was blessed as the legit list owner. I tithed
$20, and got a nice e-mail thank you in reply. I'll tithe again this
year....

Chris Thompson
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: (email redacted) [mailtoemail redacted)]On
> Behalf Of Tom Witt
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 1:40 PM
> To: (email redacted)
> Subject: RE:spring 2001 fund raiser
>
>
> I was just wondering about the request to financially support this mailing
> list. I'm not against helping out, but want to know if its on the
> up and up
> before doing so. Thank you, Tom Witt

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Mail From: Rob Guerra <(email redacted)>

Best money I have spent over the last couple of years on computer stuff. I
am going to send money again.


At 10:39 AM 04/09/2001, Tom Witt wrote:
>I was just wondering about the request to financially support this mailing
>list. I'm not against helping out, but want to know if its on the up and up
>before doing so. Thank you, Tom Witt

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Mail From: Larry Paulick <(email redacted)>

Tom, without the lists, you would not get the across the country help, or for
that matter would I. Lots of other interesting items on the lists, so consider
it a very cheap part of your restoration and repair bill.

Larry

Rob Guerra wrote:

> Best money I have spent over the last couple of years on computer stuff. I
> am going to send money again.
>
> At 10:39 AM 04/09/2001, Tom Witt wrote:
> >I was just wondering about the request to financially support this mailing
> >list. I'm not against helping out, but want to know if its on the up and up
> >before doing so. Thank you, Tom Witt