30 let neželene pošte
3. maja 1978 je Gary Thuerk iz podjetja DEC poslal domnevno prvo neželeno elektronsko sporočilo (spam). V njem je predstavil ponudbo za najnovejšo družino računalnikov DEC in ga poslal 600. uporabnikom omrežja ARPAnet na njihove elektronske naslove. Ker je bil ARPAnet ustvarjen za delo v korist ameriški vladi, je pismo sprožilo buren odziv. 30 let pozneje je neželena elektronska pošta postala del vsakdana in naj bi obsegača 100 milijard sporočil na dan. Navajamo uvodni del prvega neželenega elektronskega sporočila.
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