This is new...

From: Bill/Carolyn Pechter <pechter_at_shell.monmouth.com>
Date: Wed Apr 15 08:49:24 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
>

Ah yes. Anyone else remeber the Market machine and WSMR-SIMTEL20
as running repositories of great CP/M stuff.

Bill
ex-DEC 1981-86

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