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Most *nix tools have their origins in the ‘70s-80s. Email as a technology is ancient by today’s standards. SMTP protocol got established in 1982. Even sendmail
by sheepscreek 10mo ago
Most *nix tools have their origins in the ‘70s-80s.
Email as a technology is ancient by today’s standards. SMTP protocol got established in 1982. Even sendmail dates as far back as the ‘70s.
- Alex3917 10mo agoThis is a pretty good talk on the history of email: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrGfahzt-4Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrGfahzt-4Q
- doctorpangloss 10mo agohttps://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/19/did-my-brother-invent-e-mail-with-tom-van-vleck-part-one/ https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/20... Another great article
- deathslocus 10mo agoAnd the earlier technology of homing pigeons goes back even further