Posted by axxxr
The first spam email was sent on May 01 1978 by a DEC marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States.
Here it is:
Mail-from: DEC-MARLBORO rcvd at 3-May-78 0955-PDT
Date: 1 May 1978 1233-EDT
From: THUERK at DEC-MARLBORO
Subject: ADRIAN@SRI-KL To: DDAY at SRI-KL, DAY at SRI-KL, DEBOER at UCLA-CCN,
To: WASHDC at SRI-KL, LOGICON at USC-ISI, SDAC at USC-ISI,
To: DELDO at USC-ISI, DELEOT at USC-ISI, DELFINO at USC-ISI,
To: DENICOFF at USC-ISI, DESPAIN at USC-ISI, DEUTSCH at SRI-KL,
To: DEUTSCH at PARC-MAXC, EMY at CCA-TENEX, DIETER at USC-ISIB,
To: DINES at AMES-67, MERADCON at SRI-KL, EPG-SPEC at SRI-KA,
To: DIVELY at SRI-KL, DODD at USC-ISI, DONCHIN at USC-ISIC,
To: JED at LLL-COMP, DORIN at CCA-TENEX, NYU at SRI-KA,
To: DOUGHERTY at USC-ISI, PACOMJ6 at USC-ISI,
To: DEBBY at UCLA-SECURITY, BELL at SRI-KL, JHANNON at SRI-KA,
To: DUBOIS at USC-ISI, DUDA at SRI-KL, POH at USC-ISI,
To: LES at SU-AI, EAST at BBN-TENEX, DEASTMAN at USC-ECL,
To: EBISU at I4-TENEX, NAC at USC-ISIE, ECONOMIDIS at I4-TENEX,
To: WALSH at SRI-KL, GEDWARDS at SRI-KL, WEDWARDS at USC-ISI,
To: NUSC at SRI-KL, RM at SU-AI, ELKIND at PARC-MAXC,
To: ELLENBY at PARC-MAXC, ELLIS at PARC-MAXC, ELLIS at USC-ISIB,
To: ENGELBART at SRI-KL, ENGELMORE at SUMEX-AIM,
To: ENGLISH at PARC-MAXC, ERNST at I4-TENEX,
To: ESTRIN at MIT-MULTICS, EYRES at USC-ISIC,
To: FAGAN at SUMEX-AIM, FALCONER at SRI-KL,
To: DUF at UCLA-SECURITY, FARBER at RAND-UNIX, PMF at SU-AI,
To: HALFF at USC-ISI, RJF at MIT-MC, FEIERBACH at I4-TENEX,
To: FEIGENBAUM at USC-ISI, FEINLER at SRI-KL,
To: FELDMAN at SUMEX-AIM, FELDMAN at SRI-KL, FERNBACH at LLL-COMP,
To: FERRARA at RADC-MULTICS, FERRETTI at SRI-KA,
To: FIALA at PARC-MAXC, FICKAS at USC-ISIC, AFIELD at I4-TENEX,
To: FIKES at PARC-MAXC, REF at SU-AI, FINK at MIT-MULTICS,
To: FINKEL at USC-ISIB, FINN at USC-ISIB, AFGWC at BBN-TENEX,
To: FLINT at SRI-KL, WALSH at SRI-KL, DRXAN at SRI-KA,
To: FOX at SRI-KL, FRANCESCHINI at MIT-MULTICS,
To: SAI at USC-ISIC, FREDRICKSON at RAND-RCC, ETAC at BBN-TENEXB,
To: FREYLING at BBN-TENEXE, FRIEDLAND at SUMEX-AIM,
To: FRIENDSHUH at SUMEX-AIM, FRITSCH at LLL-COMP, ME at SU-AI,
To: FURST at BBN-TENEXB, FUSS at LLL-COMP, OP-FYE at USC-ISIB,
To: SCHILL at USC-ISIC, GAGLIARDI at USC-ISIC,
To: GAINES at RAND-UNIX, GALLENSON at USC-ISIB,
To: GAMBLE at BBN-TENEXE, GAMMILL at RAND-UNIX,
To: GANAN at USC-ISI, GARCIA at SUMEX-AIM,
To: GARDNER at SUMEX-AIM, MCCUTCHEN at SRI-KL,
To: GARDNER at MIT-MULTICS, GARLICK at SRI-KL,
To: GARVEY at SRI-KL, GAUTHIER at USC-ISIB,
To: USGS-LIA at BBN-TENEX, GEMOETS at I4-TENEX,
To: GERHART at USC-ISIB, GERLA at USC-ISIE, GERLACH at I4-TENEX,
To: GERMAN at HARV-10, GERPHEIDE at SRI-KA, DANG at SRI-KL,
To: GESCHKE at PARC-MAXC, GIBBONS at CMU-10A,
To: GIFFORD.COMPSYS at MIT-MULTICS, JGILBERT at BBN-TENEXB,
To: SGILBERT at BBN-TENEXB, SDAC at USC-ISI,
To: GILLOGLY at RAND-UNIX, STEVE at RAND-UNIX,
To: GLEASON at SRI-KL, JAG;BIN(1525) at UCLA-CCN,
To: GOLD at LL-11, GOLDBERG at USC-ISIB, GOLDGERG at SRI-KL,
To: GROBSTEIN at SRI-KL, GOLDSTEIN at BBN-TENEXB,
To: DARPM-NW at BBN-TENEXB, GOODENOUGH at USC-ISIB,
To: GEOFF at SRI-KL, GOODRICH at I4-TENEX, GOODWIN at USC-ISI,
To: GOVINSKY at SRI-KL, DEAN at I4-TENEX, TEG at MIT-MULTICS,
To: CCG at SU-AI, EPG-SPEC at SRI-KA, GRISS at USC-ECL,
To: BJG at RAND-UNIX, MCCUTCHEN at SRI-KL, GROBSTEIN at SRI-KL,
To: MOBAH at I4-TENEX, GUSTAFSON at USC-ISIB, GUTHARY at SRI-KL,
To: GUTTAG at USC-ISIB, GUYTON at RAND-RCC,
To: ETAC-AD at BBN-TENEXB, HAGMANN at USC-ECL, HALE at I4-TENEX,
To: HALFF at USC-ISI, DEHALL at MIT-MULTICS,
To: HAMPEL at LLL-COMP, HANNAH at USC-ISI,
To: NORSAR-TIP at USC-ISIC, SCRL at USC-ISI, HAPPY at SRI-KL,
To: HARDY at SRI-KL, IMPACT at SRI-KL, KLH at SRI-KL,
To: J33PAC at USC-ISI, HARRISON at SRI-KL, WALSH at SRI-KL,
To: DRCPM-FF at BBN-TENEXB, HART at AMES-67, HART at SRI-KL,
To: HATHAWAY at AMES-67, AFWL at I4-TENEX, BHR at RAND-UNIX,
To: RICK at RAND-UNIX, DEBE at USC-ISIB, HEARN at USC-ECL,
To: HEATH at UCLA-ATS, HEITMEYER at BBN-TENEX, ADTA at SRI-KA,
To: HENDRIX at SRI-KL, CH47M at BBN-TENEXB, HILLIER at SRI-KL,
To: HISS at I4-TENEX, ASLAB at USC-ISIC, HOLG at USC-ISIB,
To: HOLLINGWORTH at USC-ISIB, HOLLOWAY at HARV-10,
To: HOLMES at SRI-KL, HOLSWORTH at SRI-KA, HOLT at LLL-COMP,
To: HOLTHAM at LL, DHOLZMAN at RAND-UNIX, HOPPER at USC-ISIC,
To: HOROWITZ at USC-ISIB, VSC at USC-ISI, HOWARD at LLL-COMP,
To: HOWARD at USC-ISI, PURDUE at USC-ISI, HUBER at RAND-RCC,
To: HUNER at RADC-MULTICS, HUTSON at AMES-67, IMUS at USC-ISI,
To: JACOBS at USC-ISIE, JACOBS at BBN-TENEXB,
To: JACQUES at BBN-TENEXB, JARVIS at PARC-MAXC,
To: JEFFERS at PARC-MAXC, JENKINS at PARC-MAXC,
To: JENSEN at SRI-KA, JIRAK at SUMEX-AIM, NICKIE at SRI-KL,
To: JOHNSON at SUMEX-AIM, JONES at SRI-KL, JONES at LLL-COMP,
To: JONES at I4-TENEX, RLJ at MIT-MC, JURAK at USC-ECL,
To: KAHLER at SUMEX-AIM, MWK at SU-AI, KAINE at USC-ISIB,
To: KALTGRAD at UCLA-ATS, MARK at UCLA-SECURITY, RAK at SU-AI,
To: KASTNER at USC-ISIB, KATT at USC-ISIB,
To: UCLA-MNC at USC-ISI, ALAN at PARC-MAXC, KEENAN at USC-ISI,
To: KEHL at UCLA-CCN, KELLEY at SRI-KL, BANANA at I4-TENEX,
To: KELLOGG at USC-ISI, DDI at USC-ISI, KEMERY at SRI-KL,
To: KEMMERER at UCLA-ATS, PARVIZ at UCLA-ATS, KING at SUMEX-AIM,
To: KIRSTEIN at USC-ISI, SDC at UCLA-SECURITY,
To: KLEINROCK at USC-ISI, KLEMBA at SRI-KL, CSK at USC-ISI,
To: KNIGHT at SRI-KL, KNOX at USC-ISI, KODA at USC-ISIB,
To: KODANI at AMES-67, KOOIJ at USC-ISI, KREMERS at SRI-KL,
To: BELL at SRI-KL, KUNZELMAN at SRI-KL, PROJX at SRI-KL,
To: LAMPSON at PARC-MAXC, SDL at RAND-UNIX, JOJO at SRI-KL,
To: SDC at USC-ISI, NELC3030 at USC-ISI,
To: LEDERBERG at SUMEX-AIM, LEDUC at SRI-KL, JSLEE at USC-ECL,
To: JACOBS at USC-ISIE, WREN at USC-ISIB, LEMONS at USC-ISIB,
To: LEUNG at SRI-KL, J33PAC at USC-ISI, LEVIN at USC-ISIB,
To: LEVINTHAL at SUMEX-AIM, LICHTENBERGER at I4-TENEX,
To: LICHTENSTEIN at USC-ISI, LIDDLE at PARC-MAXC,
To: LIEB at USC-ISIB, LIEBERMAN at SRI-KL, STANL at USC-ISIE,
To: LIERE at I4-TENEX, DOCB at USC-ISIC, LINDSAY at SRI-KL,
To: LINEBARGER at AMES-67, LIPKIS at USC-ECL, SLES at USC-ISI,
To: LIS at SRI-KL, LONDON at USC-ISIB, J33PAC at USC-ISI,
To: LOPER at SRI-KA, LOUVIGNY at SRI-KL, LOVELACE at USC-ISIB,
To: LUCANIC at SRI-KL, LUCAS at USC-ISIB, DCL at SU-AI,
To: LUDLAM at UCLA-CCN, YNGVAR at SRI-KA, LYNCH at SRI-KL,
To: LYNN at USC-ISIB, MABREY at SRI-KL, MACKAY at AMES-67,
To: MADER at USC-ISIB, MAGILL at SRI-KL, KMAHONEY at BBN-TENEX,
To: MANN at USC-ISIB, ZM at SU-AI, MANNING at USC-ISI,
To: MANTIPLY at I4-TENEX, MARIN at I4-TENEX, SCRL at USC-ISI,
To: HARALD at SRI-KA, GLORIA-JEAN at UCLA-CCN, MARTIN at USC-ISIC,
To: WMARTIN at USC-ISI, GRM at RAND-UNIX, MASINTER at USC-ISI,
To: MASON at USC-ISIB, MATHIS at SRI-KL, MAYNARD at USC-ISIC,
To: MCBREARTY at SRI-KL, MCCALL at SRI-KA, MCCARTHY at SU-AI,
To: MCCLELLAND at USC-ISI, DORIS at RAND-UNIX, MCCLURG at SRI-KL,
To: JOHN at I4-TENEX, MCCREIGHT at PARC-MAXC, MCCRUMB at USC-ISI,
To: DRXTE at SRI-KA
cc: BPM at SU-AI
Note here how we get to the body of the message and there are still addresses going into it that wouldn't fit!
WE INVITE YOU TO COME SEE THE 2020 AND HEAR ABOUT THE DECSYSTEM-20 FAMILY
AT THE TWO PRODUCT PRESENTATIONS WE WILL BE GIVING IN CALIFORNIA THIS
MONTH. THE LOCATIONS WILL BE:
TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1978 - 2 PM
HYATT HOUSE (NEAR THE L.A. AIRPORT)
LOS ANGELES, CA
THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1978 - 2 PM
DUNFEY'S ROYAL COACH
SAN MATEO, CA
(4 MILES SOUTH OF S.F. AIRPORT AT BAYSHORE, RT 101 AND RT 92)
A 2020 WILL BE THERE FOR YOU TO VIEW. ALSO TERMINALS ON-LINE TO OTHER
DECSYSTEM-20 SYSTEMS THROUGH THE ARPANET. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND,
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THE NEAREST DEC OFFICE
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXCITING DECSYSTEM-20 FAMILY.