[W126 Coupe] Decision time with regard to the "new" MB Coupes list

[dick.spellman@gmail.com]

Hi Gerry,

Please post a mail address or paypal acct so the new list will be funded for service and storage archive costs.  See what happens.

Dick Spellman


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From: "gerryvz" <gerryvz at me.com>
To: <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Subject: [W126 Coupe] Decision time with regard to the "new" MB Coupes list
Date: Tue, Aug 30, 2011 1:17 pm
Hello all,

I got sick and tired of the spam on this list, not to mention the fact that nobody is minding the store here to stop it, and also the fact that this list software is really circa 1995 in terms of capabilities. I'm talking woefully out of date.

I thought I'd provide folks with an alternative and with the help of Steve Nervig, we very quickly did just that. We have had about 28 people sign up for the new list, and there has been some traffic on it.
However, I do see via this list that people want to continue using this antiquated list, and I guess people don't mind the spam here.
The trial period for the "new" list at mbcoupes.org is coming to a close on September 2nd, and after that point I'll be required to pay $65 to continue to operate the list for the next year. I don't mind paying this myself (as I paid for the mbcoupes.org domain name already) for the good of the community, if people want to use it. It's not a money thing, at all. But it seems that the usage has been lower than I thought -- people didn't seem to want to move from this list over to the new one.
I'm good with that, folks vote with their feet .. or not. If people don't want to use the new list, I'm not going to push the issue nor spend $65 per year to operate a dead list.

So, just a heads up to all, I'm going to let the "new" mbcoupes.org e-mail list expire on September 2nd. I will delete all names and email addresses for the 28 folks who signed up. For those who signed up for the new list, a heart-felt thanks for your willingness to try something new.  I think Steve will also delete the sign-up web page he created for the new list.
Cheers,
Gerry
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