ronjor
July 4th, 2007, 10:12 AM
-{ Quote: "When e-mail was first developed, the network was a friendly place.
Most users were researchers, and they had a vested interest in making the network work well. For the most part, they knew each other; in fact, there was a directory of every network user, including their names, physical and e-mail addresses, and phone numbers--printed on paper and weighing less than 2 pounds.
Security consisted of little more than simple passwords, and encryption was rare. In fact, the Arpanet, the predecessor to the Internet, first started operating in 1969, but the RSA algorithm, one of the first great advancements in Internet security, wasn't invented until 1977. Heavy e-mail users sent and received perhaps 10 messages per day. " }-Eric Allman (http://news.com.com/2010-1029_3-6194835.html)
Most users were researchers, and they had a vested interest in making the network work well. For the most part, they knew each other; in fact, there was a directory of every network user, including their names, physical and e-mail addresses, and phone numbers--printed on paper and weighing less than 2 pounds.
Security consisted of little more than simple passwords, and encryption was rare. In fact, the Arpanet, the predecessor to the Internet, first started operating in 1969, but the RSA algorithm, one of the first great advancements in Internet security, wasn't invented until 1977. Heavy e-mail users sent and received perhaps 10 messages per day. " }-Eric Allman (http://news.com.com/2010-1029_3-6194835.html)