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Originally Posted by Ara Pacis
I think I invented it with some others in the mid-90s...
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Actually, we used to do it on BBSs in the 80's, literally by typing (or hot-keying) "SPAM" with a carriage return on an obviously out-to-lunch post.
I didn't invent it, though. I first saw it used in 1986 to squash other posts. Pretty effective when the other users' modems were only at 300 BAUD.
Saw it again, later, on usenet a year or two later.
Spamming was heavily frowned on DARPANET, though... I lost logon privelages for three days once. Not fun when you have a project to complete and need access to the databases for your information!