History of email 3

The development of email

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  • MIT created a Compatible Time-Sharing System

    MIT created a Compatible Time-Sharing System

    MIT created a Compatible Time-Sharing System that enabled people using the program to access and exchange documents.
  • Bob Taylor launched ARPANET

    Bob Taylor launched ARPANET

    Computer scientist Bob Taylor launched the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network. (ARPANET)
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    ARPANET create early versions of email

  • Ray Tomlinson used ARPANET to send a message

    Ray Tomlinson used ARPANET to send a message

    Ray Tomlinson used ARPANET to send himself a message on his computer.
  • Ray Tomlinson uses ARPANET to send a message

    Ray Tomlinson uses ARPANET to send a message

    Ray Tomlinson used ARPANET to send himself a message from a his computer.
  • The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol was made

    The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol was made

    Jon Postel created The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. A more advanced version of ARPANET.
  • Paul Mockapetris made the Domain Name System

    Paul Mockapetris made the Domain Name System

    Paul Mockapetris created the Domain Name System, which replaced numeric IP addresses with human-readable domain names.
  • Microsoft created Microsoft Mail

    Microsoft created Microsoft Mail

    Microsoft created Microsoft Mail which served as their entry in the email system.
  • The MIME Specification was created

    The MIME Specification was created

    The MIME Specification was created. It allowed people to share multimedia content, like pictures and audio.
  • Hotmail became the first free email server

    Hotmail became the first free email server

    Hotmail became the first free email server, hosting over 400,000 users in their start.
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    Hotmail, Microsoft, and Gmail are popular servers

  • Gmail was released

    6 years after founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google, they released Gmail.
  • 2 billion people become email users

    2 billion people become email users

    • By 2010 almost 2 billion people had become email users. Many people were using email servers like Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and Outlook.
  • Microsoft is the most popular email server

    Microsoft is the most popular email server

    Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Office, and Slack became the most popular email server as of 2019. Soon later, when the pandemic happened, Microsoft Teams grew to be the most popular server.
  • Apple Mail and Microsoft Outlook become popular

    Apple Mail and Microsoft Outlook become popular

    As of 2024, Apple Mail and Microsoft Outlook have become the most popular email servers used.