BusinessThe Eight Most Expensive E-Mail Snafus in Corporate HistoryFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftGift this articleContact us:Provide news feedback or report an errorConfidential tip?Send a tip to our reportersSite feedback:Take our SurveyNew WindowFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftBy Ashlee VanceDecember 4, 2014 at 12:56 PM UTCBookmarkSaveLock This article is for subscribers only.This article is part of the December 8, 2014 issue of businessweek.Chevron RightExpand 1971 A computer engineer in Boston sends himself a test e-mail on Arpanet, the precursor to the Internet.