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The Poignancy Of Memory

By The Daily Dish

Mar 14 2008, 11:29 AM ET

The inventor of e-mail didn't foresee spam:

At that time, the number of people who used e-mail was very small - maybe between 500 to 1,000. So if you were getting spam, you'd know who was sending it. You'd be able to say to them: that's not a good thing to do.

(Hat tip: Welsh View)



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