Comment by TeMPOraL

> The reaction to the [first spam] email was overwhelmingly negative: one user claimed it broke his computer system, and the US Defense Communications Agency called his company to complain. >>Thuerk claims he sold $13 to $14 million worth of mainframe computers through the campaign<<.

(>>emphasis mine<<)

It was truly a sign of things to come, and an answer to why we can't have nice things.