Bad birthday — 30 years of spam (The Monterey County Herald)

Happy birthday, spam. P.S.: Now go away. It was 30 years ago today that users of Arpanet, a U.S. government designed precursor to the Internet, logged onto their accounts to find what is considered the first piece of unsolicited commercial e-mail ever sent. It was a pitch for a new computer.

Happy birthday, spam. P.S.: Now go away. It was 30 years ago today that users of Arpanet, a U.S. government designed precursor to the Internet, logged onto their accounts to find what is considered the first piece of unsolicited commercial e-mail ever sent. It was a pitch for a new computer.

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