[ih] Invention of term 'email'

[Noel Chiappa]

    > From: Craig Partridge <craig at aland.bbn.com>

    > Earliest use of "E-mail" I can find is from Tommy Ericson of QZCOM on
    > 24 May 1985.

Was that to header-people, or what?a

    > "email" was used in an message to the header people mailing list by
    > Dave Taylor of HP Labs on 8 January 1987.
    > ...
    > So clearly the OED needs to be updated.

They do have rules about 'public use', IIRC. I don't know if 'header-people'
would count, for them.

	Noel