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Spam reaches 30-year anniversary

Spam - the scourge of every e-mail inbox - celebrates its 30th anniversary this weekend. The first recognisable e-mail marketing message was sent on 3 May, 1978 to 400 people on behalf of DEC - a now-defunct computer-maker.

The message was sent via Arpanet - the internet's forerunner - and won its sender much criticism from recipients.
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*Source: BBC news (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7380788.stm)*

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