Its been down for weeks - links don't connect, emails to it get rejected. any one know what's up?

Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska

 

are you talking about the SA/FB owners regisrty in the non tech section?

 

Dude you are way to old school.

No clue what happend to the list though, been several years sence i was getting it.

 

http://www.warthog.com/mailman/listinfo/sa22c gets a DNS error. So did http://www.warthog.com/. I'm guessing there are server problems, again. That happened a year or so ago.

 

I emailed Kevin a while back. He said they were having server problems.
I miss the group. Hope they get it sorted out. Maybe we all need to send a contribution.

 

We're talking about the first gen email list.

 

Last time I checked it was in 1998. That's when I found out about the rubber thing to stabilize the rear view mirror.

With forums, an email list like that isn't really needed. What's discussed there that hasn't here already? I'm curious since I haven't checked it for like ten years.

 

The lists were around long before the various forums. Many of the things discussed here were discussed there years ago. Not to say there is nothing new here. There is plenty. The forums store the info much better than most of the list search sites. Mail lists are not very efficient today. Don't know that the list is "needed" but there is a core group that has been there forever. I miss hearing from them.

 

Interesting to learn of the technological approach that thrived before the explosion of forum technology. Hate to think there might be wise and entertaining Rx-7 drivers / fans that roam the lists instead of participating in this forum.

 

yep I miss the rx7@world.std.com.
RX-7 Mailing List
Posting Form


I am posting for the purpose of:

[ ] Asking people for the phone number of a company because I am too
lazy to call 800 information (800-555-1212) or look it up on one of
the many Internet Directory sites, such as Four11, WhoWhere, or
BigFoot (not to mention Alta Vista, WebCrawler, or Yahoo)
[ ] Rehashing a topic that was beaten to death two months ago
[ ] Bragging about the size of my package
[ ] Dispersing non-RX-7 content
[ ] Demonstrating a lack of knowledge of punctuation or grammar
(also known as showing I am a super-deaf!!!!!!!,
cold-chillin'!!!!!, super-slamming!!!!! bad-@ss m****
f*****!!!!!?????!!!!!!)
[ ] PROVING MY "CAPS LOCK" KEY IS STUCK, AND MY "!" KEY REPEATS!!!!!!!
[ ] Showing I can't read an FAQ
[ ] Inciting every single other list member to send a "me too" message
[ ] Selling overpriced used parts
[ ] Advertising stuff my RX-7 business is selling, despite the fact
that it against list policy
[ ] Demonstrating that I don't know the difference between a G-Tech
and a G-spot (or how to use either)
[ ] Demonstrating that I just got email capability, and boy is it
cool! (or kewl or kewel or whatever)
[ ] Sending a joke that's been around forever and has no "car" content
[ ] RX-7 dating service - Pick up chicks that drive RX-7s
[ ] Complaining about someone else's waste of bandwidth or lack of RX-7
content while contributing nothing myself


The subject is:

[ ] Virus (hoax)
[ ] Virus (probably hoax)
[ ] Non-automotive joke
[ ] Favorite song to which to ****
[ ] Those kooky, nutty Brady Bunch kids!
[ ] Incorrectly identified on the subject line
[ ] Not related to the body of the message
[ ] I refuse to use the [1] [2] [3] convention
[ ] How much is my car worth?
[ ] Those really swell Miller Lite commercials by Dick
[N/A] RX-7 related
[ ] What's a subject?
[ ] Covered in an FAQ
[ ] Re: Digest #___
[ ] Re: your mail


I am including:

[ ] Forwarded text not marked with the ">" convention to
designate included text
[ ] The entire post to which I am replying, including
non-relevant content
[ ] The entire post to which I am replying, including
all of the other posts that were forwarded in
the post to which I am replying
[ ] The entire digest version of the day's mailings
[ ] The contents of my disk drive
[ ] The contents of our LAN file server
[ ] An archive of the entire Internet
[ ] I will be sending it along shortly on 1,200 DLT
cartridges via snail-mail


It will be in the following format:

[ ] MIME for those who do not have mail readers capable of it
(plus a message saying your email reader is not capable of it)
[ ] MIME so I can screw up the digest version
[ ] MIME because the monthly rules message says not to use it
[ ] HTML for those who do not have mail readers capable of it
[ ] One copy each of the same message in Text and HTML
[ ] uuencoded
[ ] Audio, video, and other non-text formats
[ ] All of the above, with a few GIFs and JPEGs for good measure


I am (check all that apply):
[ ] An athiest
[ ] A democrat
[ ] A libertarian
[ ] A republican
[ ] A sixth grade graduate
[ ] Contemplating learning how to spell
[ ] Using this list as a forum for furthering my
cause or beliefs
[ ] Other______________
(Contributed by Felix Miata)


I spanked a:

[ ] Mustang [ ] Corvette [ ] Trans Am [ ] 300Z
[ ] Camaro [ ] Porsche [ ] '73 Pinto [ ] Viper
[ ] NSX [ ] Myself [ ] Other _____________

by: [ ] 1 car length [ ] 2 car lengths [ ] 3+ car lengths


My car is faster than:

[ ] Jim LaBreck [ ] Brooks Weisblat [ ] Carlos Iglesias
[ ] Trev's [ ] Kevin's [ ] Adam's
(contributed by Carl Houseman)


My car gets the following miles to the gallon:

[ ] 0 - 5
[ ] 6 - 10
[ ] 11 - 15
[ ] 16 - 20
[ ] 20+


My car has the following miles on the clock:

[ ] 0 - 10,000
[ ] 10,001 - 50,000
[ ] 50,001 - 100,000
[ ] 100,001+


I got a speeding ticket for:

[ ] 10 over
[ ] 20 over
[ ] 30 over
[ ] I am posting this from a jail cell


My favorite nickname for a Mustang is:

[ ] Rustang [ ] Mufftang
[ ] Mustank [ ] Fairmont Sport
[ ] 5.slow [ ] Other ____________


I named my:

[ ] Car [ ] Right hand
[ ] Unit [ ] Tools


My car's color is:

[ ] White [ ] Black [ ] Grey [ ] Blue
[ ] Yellow [ ] Red [ ] Several of the above
[ ] All of the above [ ] Other _____________
[ ] an important determinant of how quickly my car can do the 1/4 mile
(Felix Miata contributed this one)


I would like to take your time to flame:

[ ] Kevin [ ] John [ ] Tuck
[ ] Robert Eaton [ ] Jim LaBreck
[ ] Other _____________
[X] My computer will not send mail containing flames
directly to the individual; only to the list

(Insert standard flame here. Non-standard flames are not acceptable.)


The new RX-7 will be (choose one from each column):

[ ] a '98 [ ] based on the RX-01 [X] I have no solid info
[ ] a '99 [ ] a re-intro of the 3rd gen but will post anyway
[ ] a '00 [ ] a rotary Miata


My favorite song to which to, uh, ahem, ummm, drive is:

[ ] Anything by Vanilla Ice
[ ] By an artist that is so cool I am sure you have
not heard of him/her
[ ] I Touch Myself, by the DiVinyls


My stereo:

[ ] Can be heard by cars 1/3 mile in front of or behind me
[ ] Requires several extra alternators on my engine
[ ] Goes to 11
(some contributed by Felix Miata)


Adam is:

[ ] A farmer [ ] A rich boy [ ] A jagoff
[ ] Spoiled [ ] Given an allowance [ ] All of the above


Subscription:

[ ] How do I unsubscribe
[ ] Help! How do I unsubscribe
[ ] How go I get off this list
[ ] I didn't save the first message I received telling me how to
unsubscribe, even though it said to save it
[ ] I didn't read the message at the bottom of each posting I
receive that tells me where to send administrative requests
[ ] Please attach extra copies of how to subscribe/unsubscribe
for the benefit of the other members of the list


My tires have been on my car:

[ ] under 10,000 miles
[ ] 10,000 - 20,000 miles
[ ] 20,001 - 30,000 miles
[ ] 30,001 - 40,000 miles
[ ] 40,001 - 50,000 miles
[ ] over 50,000 miles
[ ] I don't know, but thought I would share that fact with
all of you


Microsoft:

[ ] Sucks
[ ] Does not
[ ] Does too
[ ] Does not
[ ] Does too


My exhaust tip is:

[ ] The size of a manhole cover
[ ] Bigger than yours
[ ] Is not
[ ] Is too
[ ] Is not
[ ] Mine has two tips!


The large Kanji character painted on my hood means:

[ ] Feel the power in my victory
[ ] My genitals swell with pride at the macho-ness
of my car
[ ] Bite the wax tadpole


My insurance is:

[ ] < $500 for 6 months
[ ] $ 501 - 1000 for 6 months
[ ] $1001 - 2000 for 6 months
[ ] more than the GNP of many small countries
[ ] I am posting about it even though no one else on the list
has the same combination of age, location, marital status,
and traffic record, and therefore could not possibly have
any sort of meaningful comparison.


Me too!!!!:

[ ] I love Boy George too!!!!
[ ] I can't drive 55 either!!!!
[ ] I hate Mustangs, too!!!!!
[ ] I want to say "****-tons", too!!!
[ ] I don't want to add useful information or
discussion to this list either!!!


Miscellaneous:

[ ] Nitto tires [ ] Nology wires [ ] Slick 50
[ ] Snake oil [ ] Spiralmax Tornado [ ] Me too!!!!
[ ] How much is a new engine


About This Checklist (must choose one):

[ ] This checklist doesn't apply to me (and I am including
it in its entirety to prove it)
[ ] This checklist offends me (but doesn't apply to me)
[ ] I will flame its creator to the entire list instead of to
him privately, thereby wasting even more bandwidth (and
it still doesn't apply to me)
[ ] I was touching myself while I surfed the 'net for nudie
pictures and found this form by mistake


Signature:

[ ] HTML for those who do not have email readers capable of it
[ ] Much bigger than my actual post (not counting the entire
digest which I included)
[ ] An audio file
[ ] Racist, sexist, or offensive to certain religions
[ ] The entire bill of materials required to build an RX-7
down to the smallest nuts and bolts

_____________________

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o Please discontinue the posting of original content.
o Only submit via this form.
o Please include this checklist in its entirety. Do not
delete non-relevant portions.
o List members must submit this form at least four times
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o All responses will be tallied, analyzed, and collated,
but no useful statistics will be given. Instead, all posts
will be forwarded in their entirety to each member of the
list. Please forward these back to the list.

 

That is sooo 1998.

 

Don't think we are all talking about the same List...?
Some sharp, well informed, ready-to-help folks there (and here, of course). Always open to any and all thoughtful discussions of RX7 - and I get that on the SA22C List too.
Hope it pops back into my daily email.
Thanks for info Attila, 74RX4

Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska

 

There are. Just as some of the posts in this thread exhibit a certain scorn for mail lists and their devotees, some of the posts to the lists (I participate in several) exhibit scorn for the forum(s) and their devotees. Richard Miller's posting form, though aimed at lists, applies equally well to the forum. The three big advantages for the forums over the lists are the ability to include graphics, a faster pace and a searchable archive.

 

two different lists all together, I find the forums superior to any list, but nostalgia makes me miss them. It reminds me of a classic car type of a guy, Hid 1953 Desoto was "the best car ever made" but he'll only drive it in a parade. His 2004 Buick is his daily driver.

 

Ahhhh the good old days. 1st gen list. And rx7list rx7@world.std.com