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Worlds first email chain letter? (1982)

1 pointsby chockchocschoirabout 3 years ago

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chockchocschoirabout 3 years ago
One of the emails read:<p><pre><code> This is a chain letter which I received from Peter Baumbach a little while ago. I know that all of you don&#x27;t know me, but if you don&#x27;t then you probably know Bill &quot;Wadd&quot; Waddington, who was here helping me think of names to whom to send this. This letter is the infamous ARPA-net chain letter which caused much havoc a few years ago on the ARPA-net. I think that it&#x27;s pretty dead by now, but I just can&#x27;t help but to send it along.</code></pre>