Re: Administrivia

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It has been my pleasure to contribute over all the years!
It is literally due to this mailing list that I became known as TMAC!

Quick story:

I worked at NetApp a LONG time ago (Employee #147) when this mailing list
started.
I would sign all my work with "--tmac".
Fast forward 3 years...at NetApp Sales Kickoff. I am intoducing myself ...
Hi I'm Tim McCarthy.
Quisical looks. THen I say ...TMAC...and the usual reply was "Oh! Your're
THAT GUY"

So it stuck.

Appreciate what this list did for the community.

Good luck Tom!
--tmac

*Tim McCarthy, **Principal Consultant*

*Proud Member of the #NetAppATeam <https://twitter.com/NetAppATeam>*

*I Blog at TMACsRack <https://tmacsrack.wordpress.com/>*

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On Fri, Jun 19, 2026 at 2:45=E2=80=AFAM Tom Yates via toasters <
[email protected]> wrote:

>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Tom Yates <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:45:34 +0100 (BST)
> Subject: Administrivia
> I think this list has finally, after slightly more than 29 years, run its
> course, and unless I hear some cogent objections, I propose to turn it of=
f
> on 30/6/2026.
>
> I know it's been useful to some of you over the years, because you've bee=
n
> kind enough to tell me so.  I will try to keep the archives up on a
> read-only basis somewhere; I suspect much of it is now of academic
> interest only, but deep in my grubby little soul I remain of an academic
> bent, so that's reason enough for me to try.
>
> Thanks to all of you for making the list worthwhile.  Special thanks to
> NetApp for tolerating its existence right from the early days, and a
> couple of times intervening on my behalf to ensure deliverability inside
> NetApp.
>
>
> --
>
>    Tom Yates  -  http://www.teaparty.net
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Tom Yates via toasters <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:45:34 +0100 (BST)
> Subject: Administrivia
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>It has been my pleasure to contribute over all the ye=
ars!</div><div>It is literally due to this mailing list that I became known=
 as TMAC!</div><div><br></div><div>Quick story:</div><div><br></div><div>I =
worked at NetApp a LONG time ago (Employee #147) when this mailing list sta=
rted.</div><div>I would sign all my work with &quot;--tmac&quot;.</div><div=
>Fast forward 3 years...at NetApp Sales Kickoff. I am intoducing myself ...=
 Hi I&#39;m Tim McCarthy.</div><div>Quisical looks. THen I say ...TMAC...an=
d the usual reply was &quot;Oh! Your&#39;re THAT GUY&quot;</div><div><br></=
div><div>So it stuck.</div><div><br></div><div>Appreciate what this list di=
d for the community.</div><div><br></div><div>Good luck Tom!</div><div><div=
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iv dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">--tmac<div><br></div><div>=
<b>Tim McCarthy, </b><i style=3D"font-size:12.8px">Principal Consultant</i>=
</div><div><p style=3D"font-size:small"><b><span style=3D"font-size:9pt;fon=
t-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Proud Member of the=C2=A0<a href=3D"=
https://twitter.com/NetAppATeam" style=3D"color:rgb(17,85,204)" target=3D"_=
blank"><span style=3D"color:blue">#NetAppATeam</span></a></span></b><span s=
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black"></span></p><p style=3D"font-size:small"><b><span style=3D"font-size:=
9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">I Blog at=C2=A0<span style=3D=
"color:blue"><a href=3D"https://tmacsrack.wordpress.com/" style=3D"color:rg=
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v></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_con=
tainer"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 19, 2026 at 2:45=
=E2=80=AFAM Tom Yates via toasters &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
party.net">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px sol=
id rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br><br><br>---------- Forwarded mess=
age ----------<br>From:=C2=A0Tom Yates &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:madhatter@teap=
arty.net" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br>To:=C2=A0<a h=
ref=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">toasters@lists=
.teaparty.net</a><br>Cc:=C2=A0<br>Bcc:=C2=A0<br>Date:=C2=A0Fri, 19 Jun 2026=
 08:45:34 +0100 (BST)<br>Subject:=C2=A0Administrivia<br>I think this list h=
as finally, after slightly more than 29 years, run its<br>
course, and unless I hear some cogent objections, I propose to turn it off<=
br>
on 30/6/2026.<br>
<br>
I know it&#39;s been useful to some of you over the years, because you&#39;=
ve been <br>
kind enough to tell me so.=C2=A0 I will try to keep the archives up on a <b=
r>
read-only basis somewhere; I suspect much of it is now of academic <br>
interest only, but deep in my grubby little soul I remain of an academic <b=
r>
bent, so that&#39;s reason enough for me to try.<br>
<br>
Thanks to all of you for making the list worthwhile.=C2=A0 Special thanks t=
o <br>
NetApp for tolerating its existence right from the early days, and a <br>
couple of times intervening on my behalf to ensure deliverability inside <b=
r>
NetApp.<br>
<br>
<br>
-- <br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0Tom Yates=C2=A0 -=C2=A0 <a href=3D"http://www.teaparty.net" re=
l=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://www.teaparty.net</a><br>
<br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From:=C2=A0Tom Yates=
 via toasters &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"=
_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br>To:=C2=A0<a href=3D"mailto:t=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</=
a><br>Cc:=C2=A0<br>Bcc:=C2=A0<br>Date:=C2=A0Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:45:34 +0100=
 (BST)<br>Subject:=C2=A0Administrivia<br>__________________________________=
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