Ancient Web: Brad Templeton Preserved the 1978 DEC Spam and

Brad Templeton's archive preserves the May 1978 DEC mass email often cited as an early or first spam, along with ARPANET reactions, technical context, sender Gary Thuerk's recollections, and the strange mechanics of sending bulk mail before bulk mail existed.

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By Switchboard Tech Services · Originally published 2026-05-19

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