"mc" wrote in message
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The Internet was designed for use within research establishments
where
people were all, at some level, accountable and trustworthy. It
has
become
a playground for con artists and pests.

All, at some level, accountable and trustworthy? Not really. The
first
spam was in 1978, so there were problems from the beginning.

There was very little until the 1990s, and if the first spam was in
1978,

You're exactly right: there was very little in the early '90s because
the Net was very little until the '90s. Obviously.

then we had about 7 years of good networking before there was any.

I'm curious as to what you mean by good networking. And what you mean
by 'there was any'. Like, any _what_? Those two idiots Canter & Siegel
were already spamming Usenet in 1994.
http://www.coin.org.uk/roadshow/pres...on/canter.html