I never thought much about it but I'd imagine it has something to do that
the mailing list is part of the R/T Registry. Obviously you'd have to own
an R/T to be part of the registry. Sorry to hear that you guys feel that
way. I'll smuggle the posts out and sell them to you on the black market.
-- Dave>From: Craig Baltzer <Craig.Baltzer@anjura.com> >Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net >To: "'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> >Subject: RE: DML: rt website >Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 02:41:23 -0500 > >Oh horse-hockey! Its been closed since formation, and those of us who have >been around the DML for a while remember quite well the initial stink when >it was private and some of us who were interested in performance mods as >opposed to vent visors tried to join. And this was long before any towing >issue stuff. Nice try though... > >Craig > >-----Original Message----- >From: Bill Bozeman [mailto:bbozeman@home.com] >Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 2:24 AM >To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net >Subject: RE: DML: rt website > > >The R/T list was closed to non R/T owners due to the Towing issue when DC >was monitoring the posts and trying to use them against the owners. Since >that is about over there may come a time that the list will reopen, but I >can't really say for sure. > >******************************************** >Bill Bozeman >Email address: bbozeman@home.com >HOME PAGE <http://members.home.net/bbozeman> >Genealogy Page <http://members.home.net/bbozeman/WC_TOC.htm> >Drag Race Page <http://members.home.net/bbozeman/115tmr.htm> >2000 IB CC R/T as of 2/11/00 >1998 IB CC R/T Best ET : 14.850 seconds at 91.72 MPH > > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net >[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of therrin@isaac.net >Sent: Friday, July 10, 2893 5:44 PM >To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net >Subject: Re: DML: rt website > > > > I'm not gonna flame anyone, since I'm not about flaming. I will, >however, > > make an attempt to explain why it bothers me so that the R/T list is > > closed to non-R/T owners. > >Mike, >I've read all the posts here from people wanting the R/T list to be open. >I'm probably >going to get >some heat for this, but as an R/T owner I don't see why having the list >closed is a >problem. >There is already a list for all Dakota owners, we're using it right now. If >the R/T list >were open it >might as well not exist at all, everyone could just use DML. I'm not saying >that would be >a bad >thing, I'm just saying that opening the R/T list would defeat the purpose >of >it's >existence, which >is an email list by and for R/T owners. Personally, I would have no problem >if the Dakota >4x4 >owners created their own list and closed it. Why would I not care? >Because >I don't own a > >Dakota 4x4. I don't think it's elitist to want a forum where one can read >and post to a >group >where one knows the audience owns the exact same truck as you do. It's nice >to have a >group >that is more tightly focused on just the R/T. I enjoy the DML also for more >general Dakota > >discussions. There is nothing in the R/T group in terms of information that >you're not >already >seeing here on DML. R/T specific stuff maybe, but why would someone who >doesn't own an R/T > >care about that? If the R/T list were opened to non-R/T owners I would >probably drop it, >as it >would then be redundant with the DML. I think most R/T list members feel >that way. I'm >sorry if >this makes me "elitist" in some peoples' eyes. I'm not elitist, as those >who >have met me >will >attest. Jon Smith met me last year at the dyno day. Mike, it looks like you >will be at the > >Richmond, VA meet March 4th. I look forward to meeting you there. If after >meeting me in >person you still feel I'm an elitist for enjoying the R/T list for R/T's >only, then I will >respect your >opinion. > >Terry >99 FR CC RT >
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