Last updated: 18 December, 2001
FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions
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OK, so this isn't really frequently asked, but its interesting. From Google, the first documented Mention of "Miata" on Usenet was in June of '89.
| Subject: ?? Mazda Miata info wanted ?? | Newsgroups: rec.autos.sport, rec.autos, misc.wanted | Date: 1989-06-02 06:20:21 PST | | Has anyone seen the new Mazda Miata? The dealerships around | here say they will get a few in a couple of months and I was | just wondering if anyone (particularly in the West coast) has | seen one, and if so what do they think about it? By the way | what is the price? | | Also while on the subject of Mazda, does anyone know anything about | the new Mazda RX7 (89 1/2 model year). Is 3 rotor engin still a | possibility? How about twin turbo chargers? Is the body going to change? | (I hope so!) | | Thanks, S. Alavi ..att!ihlpf!ssa
Picture a Miata club meeting - one of the noisy ones. Then imagine that going on 24 hours a day with participants from all over the world. You're getting the idea.
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Go to http://list.miata.net/mailman/listinfo/miata, and use the form at the bottom of the page. You will need the password that you chose when you subscribed. If you do not remember the password, please contact the list administrator at list_admin@miata.net.
There are several modes of delivery. To use them,
send an e-mail message to: listserv@list.miata.net with
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in the body of the message.
You need to be subscribed before this will work, or you can send the request at the same time you subscribe (see below). The modes are:
Due to an increasing spam problem, only subscribers can post to the list. Sorry. To send mail to the list, send it to miata@list.miata.net.
If you wish to post to the list but don't want to receive all the messages, that's still possible.
Send an e-mail message to: listserv@list.miata.net with
subscribe miata <your name>
set miata mail postpone
in the body of the message. Yes, on two separate lines.
To unsubscribe, you need to follow these instructions to the letter!
- Send an e-mail message to: listserv@list.miata.net
with unsubscribe miata in the body of the message.
First, make sure you are sending your request from the same account that is getting the mail. Also ensure that your MIME or styled text is turned off, or it will confuse the listserv. Then check your spelling.
Your ISP may have made some changes to their domain that are transparant to you. This will screw up the listserver since it will think you are someone else. There is really nothing that you can do about it from your end. You'll need to send a message to the list administrator at list_admin@miata.net and request that it be done manually.
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