The First SPAM Spreader on the Internet: Gary Thuerk
Gary Thuerk, Marketing Manager of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), an American computer company, on May 3, 1978 want to broadcast the news about the premiere sales of the latest computer of his company in Los Angeles and San Mateo, California. Upon the knowledge of Carl Gartley, the owner who borrowed Thuerk an email account, he sent the first spam to the computer network on a number of universities and government agencies that known as the ARPAnet, which is the ancestor of the Internet network. At that time, there are thousands of people who connect to the network ARPAnet, and most of [...]
