[W126 Coupe] MBCOUPES Digest, Vol 87, Issue 37

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Today's Topics:

1. Re:  Decision time with regard to the "new" MB    Coupes     list
(560secFL)
2. Re: Decision time  with regard to the "new" MB    Coupes list
(Dan Landiss)
3. Re: Decision time with regard to the "new" MB  Coupes    list
(Chet  Hwilka)


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Message:  1
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:55:37 -0400
From: "560secFL"  <560secfl at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Decision time with  regard to the "new" MB
Coupes    list
To:  "'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Message-ID:  <001201cc67e5$aa1cd610$fe568230$@com>
Content-Type: text/plain;  charset="us-ascii"

Sorry 

Did not know anything about it but  thank you I just registered



Kelly FL



From:  mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]
On  Behalf Of joe chiappinelli
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 9:31 AM
To:  Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Decision time with  regard to the "new" MB Coupes
list



Just registered. Please  don't give up Steve. This site is not what it once
was or could be. Come on  folks, take the time to register.

J.Chip

On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at  8:29 AM, Brent von Behrens <fdvb at msn.com> wrote:

Well that sucks.  Thanks for trying Gerry, I really thought it was a good
idea.  
Regards,
Brent


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To:  mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
From: gerryvz at me.com
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011  17:17:05 +0000
Subject: [W126 Coupe] Decision time with regard to the "new"  MB Coupes list



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woefully out of  date.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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Coupes, L.L.C.


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Message:  2
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:20:28 -0500
From: Dan Landiss  <dan at landiss.com>
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Decision time with regard  to the "new" MB
Coupes list
To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing  Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Message-ID:  <4E5E432C.9020408 at landiss.com>
Content-Type: text/plain;  charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed"

Spam has nothing to do with your  choice of machine architecture or 
operating system. It depends on the  widespread purchase of lists with 
your email address on them, and the  effectiveness of the junk filters at 
your email host or in your current  email program.

I've blacklisted the more frequent spammers of this list  (did you notice 
they all used AOL addresses?) right at my email host, so  their junk 
never gets delivered to me any more.

on 8/30/2011 9:18  PM Jay Hirsch wrote:

> My computer is an Apple/Mac

>

> seems  Macs  have almost zero problems with virus's, spam, etc.

>  The  only spam i have encountered is on the supermarket shelf

>  keep cruisin

> Jay H


-- 

If everything seems under  control, you're just not going fast enough. 
--Mario  Andretti

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Message:  3
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:20:34 -0400
From: "Chet Hwilka"  <chwilka at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Decision time with  regard to the "new" MB
Coupes    list
To:  "'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Message-ID:  <10B6AA841A8A49D18D224F54DD4A5DC8 at Chethp>
Content-Type: text/plain;  charset="us-ascii"

Hey Gerry,



Once again you've stepped  up added valuable contribution to our MBCOUPES
community,  thanks..   This one is an on going service to us all and it  is
especially generous of you and I sure everyone appreciates it.  But  it will
take a good bit of time before a majority of the listers will  convert over.
I would venture a guess that the reason this old format works  is because we
network through our email, which is (in most cases) always  on.  It's easy 
to
skim the new postings and delete/reply as to mood  hits.   But the key thing
is that I don't have to do anything  special to stay in touch with
MBCOUPEsters.  Yes, sometimes it's a bit  of a pain to skim through some of
the garbage, but there is a lot of good  stuff too.  Stuff that I know, I'd
miss if weren't logged on to a  message board.  

I use message boards (cars, computers, home  repairs, you name it) all day
long and think they are great, but I'm  usually looking for something
specific and don't have the time to dedicate  to 1 or 2 of them to be a real
contributor.   That kind of  bothers me, because I'm not one to take without
giving back.    

Message boards are a phenomenal success and a great source for  information
and social interaction and the way it's done now.  But, as  far as 
converting
us old timers (I joined up shortly after Satish set  MBCoupes up) over 
night,
it's going to take a little more  time.



Thanks again,

Chet





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From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com  [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]
On Behalf Of gerryvz
Sent:  Tuesday, August 30, 2011 1:17 PM
To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
Subject:  [W126 Coupe] Decision time with regard to the "new" MB Coupes  
list





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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