This is new...

From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Tue Apr 14 14:23:45 1998

<ISTR an article on alt.folklore.computers a year or so back, giving the n
<the lawyer who sent the first officially-recorded unsolicited email spam.
<he lost his account. I can't remember the details, so it might be hard t
<(and I'm not sure of the details, but 5-6 years ago sounds about right).

The landmark was right around the time I left DEC (1993).

I'd been on the 'net via their gateways since before '87. I was greatly
sadend when I the words went out the internet would permit commercial
ops.


Allison
Received on Tue Apr 14 1998 - 14:23:45 BST