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[–] 26360670? ago
He trademarked a good name. He created a program which wasn't in widespread use. But he didn't invent email as we know it.
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc561
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc733 (obsoletes RFC561)
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc821 (SMTP - the protocol we use today)
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc822 (obsoletes RFC733)
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(Over the years additional RFCs have built on / superseded RFC822)