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Subject:Re: List member count
From:Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Date:Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:47:48 -0800

So tell me please.........
who is 'the server' for all this.......or whatever you call it.
Is all this from, and 'in'  someone's personal computer  ?
thanks.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Arnott" <jrasite@EONI.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: List member count

> Earliest list post in the archives:
>
> Date:         Sat, 2 Apr 1994 15:01:54 -0600 (CST)
> Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
> From:         Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@lenti>
> Subject:      New listprocessor
>
> This is a rather trepid announcement of my installation of the
> listprocessor software.
>
> The list is still called vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu, but you can send
> help,subscribe,unsubscribe,set vanagon digest messages to
> listserv@lenti.med.umn.edu
>
> As soon as I get a welcome message together, I'll post it to the list
> so you can forward it to your friends.
>
> If there are any problems, I'll probably see them, but please send
> mail to me as gsker@lenti.med.umn.edu if you see them first or you
> need some help with something.
>
> Also, if you can spare a few seconds to quickly respond to this note
> so I know it got out there somewhere, that'd be nice (I can do that
> while the list is still small. <smile>)
>
> Thanks,
>
> -- Gerry
>
> Since there was a list to post the above announcement to, there must
> have been a predecessor.  Joel? Ric? Derek? Steve J?
>
> I joined in about February '95.  Using Lynx and Gopher on a Mac IIsi
> over a dialup connection IIRC.  Fer sure Gopher is what found the list
> for me.
>
> Total number of users subscribed to the list:    828 as of 2 minutes
> ago.
>
> Jim