Happy birthday, spam. P.S.: Now go away. It was 30 years ago this Saturday 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. -
On Spam's Birthday, Three Cheers for 'Delete'
Happy birthday, spam. P.S.: Now go away. It was 30 years ago this Saturday 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.-
By Mike Musgrove