NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #20/NN_1992_20.iso/spool/rec/autos/tech/12469

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From: [e-mail] (Lawrence Buja)
Subject: Re: ??? Anyone Work On Triumph Autos ???
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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 21:11:45 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Brian Totty) writes:
>    Also, is there a British car mailing list anywhere?  If not, perhaps
>    we could start one...
>

Why yes, there is an very active British car mailing list.  Read on...




     Welcome to the british-cars e-mail network!

What is the british cars e-mailing list?

  - The Scions of Lucas [SOL] is an international network of british
    cars enthusiasts dedicated to enjoying and maintaining the breed.
    Linked globally in real-time via the international computer-based
    electronic mail (e-mail) networks, we discuss various topics such
    as the daily dramas of owning the things, car maintenance and
    restoration and such.  Together, we provide an informal support
    system which ranges from sharing technical information and locating
    spare parts or even whole cars to swapping tales of adventure and
    daring-do.

  - The scope of this group is simple, discussion is open to any
    subject involving british cars.  Due to their large US import
    volume, much of the discussion tends to center around the
    Austin-Healey, MG and Triumph sport convertibles.  Currently about
    200 folks are on the list, not all of them owning British cars,
    some just wanting to get info before they make the plunge.

  - You will find that british-cars is different from most lists because:
    1.  Almost everyone is having or has had serious hands-on experience
        with Little British Cars.  Referred to as LBC's.
    2.  The people who do not fall into category 1 above are genuinely
        interested in LBC's.
    3.  Like the news groups, not all you read here will be accurate.
        However *unlike* the news groups what you read here will be
        someone's very real attempt to help or inform.

  - Member statistics as of July 1991
       By make:                               By decade:
      ------------------------------------    ----------
        2 AC              59 MG                1   30's
        1 Aston-Martin     2 Mazda (Miata)     5   40's
        1 Austin           2 Morgan            22  50's
        1 Austin-Cooper    1 Morris            74  60's
       19 Austin-Healey    1 Reliant           73  70's
        1 Caterham         1 Rolls Royce       10  80's
        1 Datsun (2000)    1 Rover
       12 Jaguar           2 TVR
        1 Leyland         48 TR
        7 Lotus

How busy is this list?

  - The list averages about 20 to 30 messages per day, with a monthly
    total of about 1-2 megabytes of stuff flowing forth.  If the daily
    number of messages is too much, you can request to be put on the
    digest, which is simply all the day's mail concatenated into one
    long message and sent out late at night.

How do I join?

  - Access to british-cars mailing list requires a computer or terminal,
    a modem, and access to one of the wide area computer networks such
    as Internet, Arpanet, WELL, UUCP, Compuserve etc.  If you have
    received this message via e-mail, you already have access.

  - Send e-mail to [e-mail] to subscribe (use
    hoosier.cs.utah.edu if your mailer can't handle MX records).  British
    cars e-mail is carried over the computer network known as Internet.
    Internet links many of the major universities, government labs and
    commercial computer/communication institutions internationally.

  - When you join the british-cars list, you are encouraged to
    introduce yourself and tell us a bit more about yourself and your
    car.  For example, tell us about your LBC (Little|Leaking British
    Car|Convertible|Coupe) and any adventures that you've had finding,
    buying or owning it.  Your LBC-related tales of treasures found,
    repairs, racing, rallying and any general misadventure are always
    welcome.

  - There is an archive of british-cars stuff available via anonymous
    FTP from hoosier.cs.utah.edu in the pub/sol directory.  Various GIFs,
    info files, lists of members and their cars and the beginnings of
    a collection of buyers guides to various LBC's can be found there.

  - Low-volume sublists exist for certain specialties and areas such as
    TR-8s, Land-Rovers, colorado.front.range and sf.bay.area.

Are there any rules?

  - There are no formal rules.  However, be aware that your postings to
    this list go out to a large number of professionals and upper-level
    students internationally whose time is very valuable.  The quality
    of this network can only be maintained by the efforts and personal
    integrity of the individual members.  Over the years, this has
    resulted in some rather high standards being set and you are
    strongly encouraged to THINK before you write.  When you do post
    articles, please make an concerted effort to KEEP THE VOLUME LOW
    AND THE QUALITY HIGH.

  - When replying to posts, don't be afraid to reply directly to the
    person who wrote the post rather than the list in general.  This
    helps to reduce the volume of mail that has to be seen by everyone.

  - Also, be assured that you are among friends here.  While constructive
    criticism is always welcome, particularly where safety is involved,
    please don't waste our time with inflammatory or null-content
    postings.  Public flames of other members are especially frowned
    upon.  If you have a problem with something or someone, it is
    recommended that you discuss it privately.

The list administrators note on receiving E-mail:

  - Being on these lists requires just one thing, a working e-mail
    address.  When it quits working, and your e-mail starts bouncing
    back, off the list you go.  And if e-mail doesn't work, chances are
    you won't know you are off the list until you realize you haven't
    seen anything for a while, since we can't send you e-mail saying
    you aren't getting any e-mail.  There can be many reasons for
    e-mail to quit working, or start doing things differently or
    whatever, but these reasons DO NOT include something that happens
    here at hoosier.  Things happen because something changed AT YOUR
    SITE.

  - We don't want to know what mailer you have, what delivery agents,
    what your net connectivity might be, how you read e-mail and send
    it, and so on.  If you have a problem that crops up with your
    e-mail, talk to the folks who run e-mail at your site.  About the
    only thing the british-cars administrator can do is take your name
    off the list so you don't continue to have problems.  So when
    you do have troubles or questions about your e-mail, start with
    whatever local help you can, and work from there.  But the bottom
    line is, if your e-mail breaks, don't call us about it because we
    can't fix it for you.

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Internet Automotive Mail Lists
==============================

British Cars:                    [e-mail]
Land Rovers:                     [e-mail]
Exotic cars:             [e-mail]
Muscle cars:             [e-mail]
Italian cars:             [e-mail]
Audi:                 [e-mail]
Bimmer:                 bmw/[e-mail]
Camaro/Firebird:         [e-mail]
Corvette:             [e-mail]
Datsun Roadsters:         [e-mail]
Datsun Z cars:             [e-mail]
Diamond Star:             [e-mail]  [e-mail]
Honda/Acura:             [e-mail]
Mazda:                  [e-mail]
Miata:                 [e-mail]
RX-7:                 [e-mail]
MR2:                 [e-mail]
Mustang:             [e-mail]
Porsche:             [e-mail]
Saab:                 [e-mail]
VW:                 rec.autos.vw on USENET
Volvo:                 [e-mail]

Autocross:             [e-mail]
Vintage/SCCA racing:         [e-mail]
Misc. motorcycle racing         [e-mail]