Ray Tomlinson sends the first email messages in late 1971. While working on the TENEX timesharing system, Tomlinson modifies the existing SNDMG mail utility and CYPTNET protocol to allow mail transmission from one ARPANET host to another. Tomlinson also devises the ubiquitous @ between the user's name and the host name. Ray Tomlinson is credited with inventing email.
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