The word ‘spam’ came to use in 1996. Billions of spam messages are sent to subscribers world wide, per day; sent to many in duplicates, forced on those who would otherwise choose not to receive it
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| Spammers fill the recipient mailbox with unwanted mail |
The term spam can be defined as network abuse; from junk e-mail and massive junk posting to Usenet (the world’s largest online conferencing system). Spammers use mass e-mailing software to send junk e-mails to subscribers without their knowledge or consent.
The first commercial spammers were two lawyers from Phoenix, named Canter and Siegel. It was the first deliberate mass commercial posting which was sent in April 1994. An abusive posting called ‘Green Card Lottery’ sponsored by the government was their first commercial spam. It was a fee-based legal service for enrolling immigrants in a ‘Green Card Lottery.’ This was the first commercial spam and the first mass posting.The first internet e-mail spam was sent on May 3, 1978 by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) to all ARPANET addresses on the west coast of the United Sates, inviting people to receptions in California. Today marks the 33rd anniversary of spam.
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