Perspective: Saving e-mail: It's all about trust

ronjor · Jul 4, 2007

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.
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Eric Allman

ccsito · Jul 5, 2007

Ah, the good old days........

Mrkvonic · Jul 6, 2007

Yup, the good olde days.
No email, no presentations ... work was bearable then.
Listening to A Flock of Seagulls ... I ran so far away ...
Mrk

solarpowered candle · Jul 9, 2007

Listening to A Flock of Seagulls ... I ran so far away ...
gosh we may be getting old. I also remember sitting on the beach stoned reading jonathan livingston seagull .

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