Happy spamiversary! Spam turns 30 - Propeller.com http://tech.propeller.com/story/2008/04/25/happy-spamiversary-spam-turns-30 Thirty years ago next week, Gary Thuerk, a marketer at the now-defunct computer firm Digital Equipment Corporation, sent an email to 393 users of Arpanet, the US government-run computer network that eventually became the internet. It was the first spam email ever. [via /.] http://media-images.nscpcdn.com/media/ns-logo-rss.gif Propeller.com - Happy spamiversary! Spam turns 30 http://www.propeller.com en-us Copyright 2006-2007 Propeller Propeller.com <![CDATA[Comment: Spam turns 30! And you can do...]]> http://tech.propeller.com/story/2008/04/25/happy-spamiversary-spam-turns-30/comment/1987682 http://tech.propeller.com/story/2008/04/25/happy-spamiversary-spam-turns-30/comment/1987682 Spam turns 30!

And you can do nothing at all, so at least have some fun - http://www.spamforfun.com/

]]> DocDen Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:03:38 EDT <![CDATA[Comment: I'm older than spam. Which means...]]> http://tech.propeller.com/story/2008/04/25/happy-spamiversary-spam-turns-30/comment/1983374 http://tech.propeller.com/story/2008/04/25/happy-spamiversary-spam-turns-30/comment/1983374 I'm older than spam. Which means I may have been in the position to kill it before it got big.

Sorry internet. :-(

]]> tdrapeau Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:21:03 EDT <![CDATA[Comment: You have no idea how old you just...]]> http://tech.propeller.com/story/2008/04/25/happy-spamiversary-spam-turns-30/comment/1982199 http://tech.propeller.com/story/2008/04/25/happy-spamiversary-spam-turns-30/comment/1982199 You have no idea how old you just made me feel.

Now take your c!@li5 and get off my lawn.

]]> Wil Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:38:58 EDT <![CDATA[Comment: I thought I killed Spam yesterday?...]]> http://tech.propeller.com/story/2008/04/25/happy-spamiversary-spam-turns-30/comment/1981657 http://tech.propeller.com/story/2008/04/25/happy-spamiversary-spam-turns-30/comment/1981657 I thought I killed Spam yesterday? Dang...back to work I guess.

]]> Fedquip Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:37:16 EDT <![CDATA[Comment: I'm younger than Spam? Aw man...]]> http://tech.propeller.com/story/2008/04/25/happy-spamiversary-spam-turns-30/comment/1981588 http://tech.propeller.com/story/2008/04/25/happy-spamiversary-spam-turns-30/comment/1981588 I'm younger than Spam? Aw man...

]]> Ryan Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:03:58 EDT