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Re: [inbox] Re: [Full-disclosure] [funsec] fuzzing mailing list

On 4/16/06, J.A. Terranson <measl@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 15 Apr 2006, nocfed wrote:
>
> > ---SNIP---
> > DIGITAL WILL BE GIVING A PRODUCT PRESENTATION OF THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF
> > THE DECSYSTEM-20 FAMILY; THE DECSYSTEM-2020, 2020T, 2060, AND 2060T.
> > THE DECSYSTEM-20 FAMILY OF COMPUTERS HAS EVOLVED FROM THE TENEX
> > OPERATING SYSTEM AND THE DECSYSTEM-10 <PDP-10> COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE.
> > BOTH THE DECSYSTEM-2060T AND 2020T OFFER FULL ARPANET SUPPORT UNDER
> > THE TOPS-20 OPERATING SYSTEM.
> > THE DECSYSTEM-2060 IS AN UPWARD EXTENSION OF THE CURRENT DECSYSTEM
> > 2040 AND 2050 FAMILY. THE DECSYSTEM-2020 IS A NEW LOW END MEMBER OF
> > THE DECSYSTEM-20 FAMILY AND FULLY SOFTWARE COMPATIBLE WITH ALL OF THE
> > OTHER DECSYSTEM-20 MODELS.
> >
> > 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.
> > ---END SNIP---
>
> For those of you not old enough to remember the fallout of this message-
> DEC took a *severe* beating over this posting.  To the point that they
> were threatened with withdrawal of ARPANET access.


So is that message the first spam in record?

-JP

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