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E-mail stands for Electronic mail
capable of sending messages anywhere around the world, anytime at a feasible
cost.
WHO CAN USE EMAIL?
Any one who has an access to the Internet.
- Configure Dial-Up Networking (DUN)
- Log Into your Internet Service
Provider(ISP)
- Set Up a shortcut to your desktop
so that all you need to do to make a connection is double-click the
icon.
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FORMAT OF AN EMAIL ADDRESS
USERNAME@MAILBOXNAME.DOMAINNAME
- USERNAME
TO LOG IN - john_smith
- @ separates user from host - john_smith@yahoo.com
- MAILBOXNAME
- EMAIL SERVICE YOU USE: ISP, WEBMAIL
SERVICE
- DOMAIN NAME -
.COM
.NET
.EDU
.ORG
.US
- REMEMBER TO CHECK IF YOU HAVE
THE COMPLETE EMAIL ADDRESS WHILE SENDING A MAIL
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EMAIL CLIENT
- An application that runs on a
personal computer or workstation and enables you to process e-mail.
- E-mail systems are based on client-server
architecture. Mail is sent from many clients to a central server, which
re-routes the mail to its intended destination.
HOW DOES
EMAIL WORK?
I On-Line Portal Services - YAHOO
II On-Line Proprietary Services -
AOL
III POP Services - OUTLOOK EXPRESS
- Post Office Protocol
(POP)
is used by mail clients to retrieve messages from a mail server. e.g..
Outlook Express
- Internet Message
Access Protocol (IMAP)
A method of accessing e-mail kept on a mail server. IMAP permits a client
e-mail program to access remote messages as if they were on a user's
local machine. E-mail can be manipulated from a desktop computer at
home, a workstation at the office, or a laptop computer on the road.
WHY
SHOULD YOU USE OUTLOOK EXPRESS
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