[ILUG-BOM] [OT] who invented email?

[Bhargav Bhatt]

E-mail, in the form of network messages, existed from the early days of t=
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Internet(The Arpanet). Ray Tomlinson developed the first email applicatio=
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for the ARPANET  in 1971. Read more here.
http://www.livinginternet.com/?e/ei.htm

On Saturday 12 October 2002 10:48 pm, Nikhil Joshi wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Have a look at page 2 of today's ( Sun Oct 13) Mumbai Newsline (supplem=
ent
> of The Indian Express )
> Following is the comment at the end of the paragraph : S Ganesan and hi=
s
> email account :
>
> He wants to thank whoever invented email, but doesn't know if it should=
 be
> Sabeer Bhatia or Microsoft
>
> I am confused.
> I mean Microsoft didnt invent email right?
> It was right frm the age old days of Internet I guess ...
> Also Sabeer Bhatia invented Hotmail ( I still dunno why it was
> earth - shattering . Can ny1 enlighten on this pls ?)
>
> So who invented email ?

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Bhargav Bhatt,
Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics,
Columbia University.