Damn you, Perl!

Beatnik on 2004-04-14T05:51:31

"Ten years ago today, a pair of Arizona attorneys launched a homemade marketing software program that forever changed the Internet. It was the birth of spam. They did this by whipping up a Perl script that flooded message boards advertising their legal services."

Thanks a lot, Perl! I'm switching to Python!


Hey, now

Buck on 2004-04-14T20:46:35

Languages don't send spam, people send spam. :)

Re:Hey, now

Beatnik on 2004-04-14T22:49:24

Isn't that the same way we all feel about firearms?

Re:Hey, now

pudge on 2004-04-20T20:52:05

I hope so.