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1. Stav Prodromou

   !onthisdate in 1978, the first unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail (AKA !spam) was sent by a DEC marketing representative to an ARPANET list.

   about a year ago from web at San Francisco, California, United States
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   • joshix

     @stav OEM RT-11 for cheap Cheap CHEAP!

     about a year ago
   • Stav Prodromou joshix

     @joshix I wonder if anyone has a copy of the first spam e-mail from DEC. Or was that what you were quoting?

     about a year ago
   • joshix

     @stav I was "inventing from experience" as they say. I believe Thomas Bayes has the only known extant copy of the original spam. ;)

     about a year ago
   • Stav Prodromou

     @joshix 1978/DEC/ARPANET: my guess is it had something to do with VAX

     about a year ago
   • joshix

     @stav Whereas I theorize they'd have been trying to liquidate the older stock.

     about a year ago
   • Stav Prodromou joshix

     @joshix I get you. But ARPA had the big bucks back then. They probably only bought latest & greatest for the biggest $$$ price tag.

     about a year ago