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’ - washingtonpost.com

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