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1976: MIT's COMSYS/MSGDMS messaging system allows sending of files via 'enclosures' 1986: the easiest and most reliable way to share a file with someone is an #email attachment 1996: The MIME attachment standard is officially released, making email the easiest and most reliable way to share a file with someone 2006: the only way to reliably share files with other people is as an email attachment. 2007-2026: Dropbox, Bluetooth, GDrive, WhatsApp, Signal, AirDrop, NFC... 2026: the only way to reliably share files with other people is as an email attachment.