On 3 May 1978, a marketing manager named Gary Thuerk sent what is widely recognized as the first unsolicited bulk email and as a result his message has been flagged as the birth of “spam”.
THE DETAILS OF THE FIRST SPAM
The Sender: Gary Thuerk was a marketer for Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). He worked with an engineer, Carl Gartley, who actually sent the message through Thuerk’s account using a program called SENDMSG.
The Message: It was an advertisement for a product presentation of DEC’s newest computers, specifically the DECSYSTEM-20 family.
The Recipients: The email was sent to approximately 393 to 400 users on ARPANET, the precursor to the modern internet.
The Reaction: The response from ARPANET users was almost universally negative, with many considering it a violation of network etiquette. The U.S. Defense Communication Agency even filed a complaint against DEC for the intrusion.
THE OUTCOME…
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