Sendmail Turns 25

Normally you would expect that going to a vendor sponsored weekday reception would be a pretty boring affair but last week's Sendmail birthday party at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View turned out to be a lot of fun. Part of the fun was that the party was filled with Geeks who are a lot more interesting to talk to than corporate marketing types.  But the highlight of the evening was when Sendmail creator, Eric Allman gave his "History of Internet Mail 1960 -- 2040" talk which more or less reminded all of us how fast things have changed in just a short period of time (and that there is still a lot of change on the horizon.)  Plus, his dry sense of humor had everyone rolling in their seats.