Hi David,
Congratulations, Happy Birthday and an excellent job you are doing.
Thank you.
Please keep up the good work. Looking forward to the next 3 years.
Best Regards,
Tony D.
At 10:12 AM 8/25/02 -0700, you wrote:
>steam enthusiasts:
>
>three years ago today i sent out this e-mail:
>
>At 5:51 PM -0700 8/26/99, David M. Cole wrote:
>
>>Welcome aboard to the first day of SSLIVESTEAM.
>>
>>There are three people who've signed up and I appreciate your interest.
>
>today there are approximately 225 people on the list and since that first
>message we've exchanged in excess of 8500 more.
>
>while everybody always thanks me for doing this, my contribution is small:
>i just provide the place where people can exchange ideas.
>
>the real contributions are by people like you, the small-scale steam nuts
>who have learned a little bit here and there and are willing to share.
>though that willingness is a hallmark of the hobby, i think that many
>members of this list (too numerous to mention and of course i'd forget
>someone) have been especially generous with their time, effort and knowledge.
>
>thanks to you.
>
>here's to another three years.
>
>\dmc
>
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