What type of mail is faster, cheaper, and becoming more popular and

reliable than mailing a letter through the postal service?

Electronic Mail

We refer to it today as

E-Mail.

What is email?• Electronic message sent from one device

to another• Most popular form is computer to

computer• Email can also be sent and received by

cell phones and other portable devices• You can send text, pictures, video clips,

music, etc… • Passes from one computer to another

traveling through the Internet

Makeup of an EmailEmail messages

have two main parts making it similar to letters:

• Header—contains the name and e-mail address of the person receiving the mail, the name and e-mail address of anyone who is being copied, and the subject of the message

• Body—contains the message

Header

Body

Cc…Carbon Copy—When you want to send a copy of a message to someone else

Bcc…Blind Carbon Copy—When you want to send a copy of a message and the recipient of the original message not be aware of it

Understanding Email addresses

Two main parts of email address:

• User name

• Domain name Here is an example:

creekside@learnemail.com

creekside is the user name

learnemail.com is the domain name

@ sign will always go between the user name and the domain name

Top-Level DomainsThe end of the domain name ends with a dot

(.) followed by three or more letters. This is referred to as top-level domain (TLD). This is part of the domain name and indicates the type of organization and where the server is located.

Top-Level Domains that are currently in use:

.aero--For the air-transport industry

.biz--Reserved for businesses

.com--For businesses, commercial enterprises, or online services like America Online. Most companies use this extension.

.coop--Reserved for cooperatives

.edu--For educational institutions and universities

.gov--Reserved for United States government agencies

.info--For all uses

.int--For organizations established by international treaties

.mil--For the United States military

.museum--For use by museums

.name--For use by individuals

.net--For networks; usually reserved for organizations such as Internet service providers

.org--For non-commercial organizations

.pro--For use by professionals, such as attorneys and physicians

Email Attachments

An email attachment is a picture, music, speech or software which is connected to the main email. If you get an email with an attachment from someone you don't know, or if the email claims to be from someone

you know but somehow doesn't seem right, then do not open the attachment. Check with the sender first, or delete the

email straight away.

Sources

Learn the Net: http://www.learnthenet.com/English/html/20how.htm