May - Spam Anniversary Month05/14/2008 10:18:19 PMLocation : Cleveland, OH
A while ago, I posted an e-mail asking if you knew its significance.
The opening paragraph of the e-mail:
DIGITAL WILL BE GIVING A PRODUCT PRESENTATION OF THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE DECSYSTEM-20 FAMILY; THE DECSYSTEM-2020, 2020T, 2060, AND 2060T. THE DECSYSTEM-20 FAMILY OF COMPUTERS HAS EVOLVED FROM THE TENEX OPERATING SYSTEM AND THE DECSYSTEM-10 <PDP-10> COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE. BOTH THE DECSYSTEM-2060T AND 2020T OFFER FULL ARPANET SUPPORT UNDER THE TOPS-20 OPERATING SYSTEM. THE DECSYSTEM-2060 IS AN UPWARD EXTENSION OF THE CURRENT DECSYSTEM-2040 AND 2050 FAMILY. THE DECSYSTEM-2020 IS A NEW LOW END MEMBER OF THE DECSYSTEM-20 FAMILY AND FULLY SOFTWARE COMPATIBLE WITH ALL OF THE OTHER DECSYSTEM-20 MODELS.
That message, the first spam message, was sent on May 1, 1978 to over 300 users on ARPANET. And, if I recall properly, it brought ARPANET to its knees. Thirty years later, we are in a continual battle against spam with no relief in sight.
Thank you, THUERK at DEC-MARLBORO for that message. You should have the distinction of being "Spammer Zero" and May could be designated as "Spam Month."
"Happy" 30th anniversary.
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