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Brad Templeton On Spam's Silver Anniversary

Posted by timothy on from the silver-bullets-for-spammers dept.

Brad Templeton writes "This Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the first spam I was able to find, and one month ago was the 10th anniversary of the first time a USENET posting was called a spam and the birth of the term (at least beyond mudds)." Templeton was also cited in the American Scientist article featured last Sunday.

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  1. CELEBRATION TIME by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Doesn't it feel good?

    I also want to announce intentions to celebrate murder, rape and pressing ham on restaurant windows.

    Can't you feel the nostalgia?

  2. Templeton: funny? by DrCode · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Is he the same person who was the moderator of rec.humor.funny?