Hello everyone,
Good news from the email battle. The Washington Post's Ombudsman has posted a lengthy and detailed retraction of his previous column. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/omblog/post/origins-of-e-mail-my-mea-cul pa/2012/03/01/gIQAiOD5kR_blog.html
This will also make my life easier, as I no longer have to try to present the actual history of email, correct the Post's errors in the original story and Ombusman blog, and debunk Ayyadurai all in one article. We can shift the focus to the real history, which is ultimately more productive.
Best wishes,
Tom
Here's a new story about the email issue: http://gizmodo.com/5888702/corruption-lies-and-death-threats-the-crazy-story... I posted a comment with a link to the Post's retraction, but it has not yet appeared.