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Old 02 January 2002, 09:37 AM
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IWOC the mailling list is still going and is run by Steve Breen.

I'm still on it, as are quite a few other Scoobynetters.

[Edited by Pete Croney - 2/1/2002 9:41:21 AM]
Old 02 January 2002, 10:01 AM
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The web-mailing list (details at IWOC) is still very much alive and active I beleive. Think Steve would be a bit miffed to be classed pre-scoobynet or even pre-"sidc bbs"

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[Edited by dsmith - 2/1/2002 10:01:21 AM]
Old 31 January 2002, 08:56 PM
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Just wondering the date scoobynet bbs first started?

Simon?

Anyone?

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Old 31 January 2002, 09:27 PM
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Must have been october 1998 ?
Old 31 January 2002, 10:12 PM
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sounds about right.

been on here since march 99
Old 31 January 2002, 10:17 PM
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what's a bbs?
Old 31 January 2002, 10:21 PM
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Impreza chick, i hope your joking!

PS. it means bulliten board service (i think)
Old 31 January 2002, 10:27 PM
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that long
Old 31 January 2002, 10:49 PM
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Think it was September '98.
Old 01 February 2002, 09:08 AM
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I think it was October 98. Checks profile to confirm
Old 01 February 2002, 09:20 AM
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A few of us old boys left then

Who remembers pre-scoobynet where ALL responses to ALL threads were forwarded by eMail to ALL members !

Run by Steeve Breen - can't remeber what it was called though.
Old 01 February 2002, 09:43 AM
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Pete,

I think you might have been one of the first three, JohnS registered 3 days before you. Sorry.

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Old 01 February 2002, 09:50 AM
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I remember that. Abot 100+ emails in your inbox everyday
Old 01 February 2002, 09:52 AM
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I can still remember the very early days, when IWOC consisted of a few digest e-mails put together by Steve Breen, once per day to start with, and then more frequently.

Eventually a proper mailing list was set-up on a server somewhere.

John
Old 01 February 2002, 10:17 AM
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Oops - didn't mean to cause any offence.

I moved off IWOC as the mail volume was too high for my dial up at home and it was getting a bit obvious at work !
Old 01 February 2002, 10:27 AM
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I use the IWOC very good, number of mails is down to a hand full per day now.

Most of the off topic banter has moved on to another site.

Bit like should happen on this site.
Old 01 February 2002, 10:37 AM
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April '99 for me. I think there were around 450 members at the time.

Didn't it used to be called the "Subaru Impreza Drivers Club Bulletin Board"?
Old 01 February 2002, 12:47 PM
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I can remember setting up the servers (BBS ones) at Phils house..

That was a while back... things have moved on now...


J. (had my account reset)


Old 01 February 2002, 01:03 PM
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Oh happy days!

I remember the original IWOC. Mr Breen has a lot to answer for!
Old 01 February 2002, 01:52 PM
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Ar, the days are being to read every thread...
Old 01 February 2002, 01:52 PM
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out of interest....you guys (eg Howard) who registered right near the beginning and still have relatively low post counts - do you not use Scoobynet much anymore or do you read a lot of stuff and post only when there is something worthwhile to say? (I think some others could do with a bit of that - Muppets excluded of course )


Rikki
Old 01 February 2002, 02:44 PM
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Rikki

Lurk and infrequent postings for me.
Old 01 February 2002, 04:30 PM
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IWOC, yummy, second home to scoobynet. Both equal in my eyes, though less muppets on IWOC.

could not live without either of them
Old 01 February 2002, 10:23 PM
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Rikki,
I think that I have the lowest posts in relation to the date I first registered.
Sept 1998
And still less than 300 posts.

Grant
Old 01 February 2002, 11:10 PM
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First IWOC

Second Phil Dawes SIDC Bulletin Board, in the face of opposition from the Old SIDC board" this became Scoobynet. Phil is a man with a vision and a passion at that time Scoobynet was a hobby/self finacing resource.

Third bbs.22B.com to take technical dimension as Scoobynet was being swamped with "Muppets".

Fourth Scoobynet 2 run as a business by Simon De Bank which has gone from strength to strength.
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