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Email
Email stands for Electronic Mail.

A user can send messages to another computer user.

Each user has a unique email address.

Files (text,pictures, music, video clips etc) can be sent with the message as an attachment.

 
Advantages of email over conventional mail (snail-mail) :
  • messages arrive much faster (within a few seconds)
  • it is cheaper to send an email
  • one message can be sent to a number of users.
  • attachment files can be sent
  • no stamp needed
  • can be sent from home

 
Disadvantages of email :
  • you can only send a message to other users with email accounts
  • email attachments can contain viruses
  • you cannot send physical objects
  • messages can only be sent to other email users
  • unwanted junk email may be sent to you in large amounts! - filters can be used to eliminate this.
Email facilities may also include..
  • reply to a received message
  • forward a message on to another user
  • keep an address book of email addresses
  • keep mailing lists so that the same message can be sent to groups of users
 WARNING!- Some viruses spread by sending emails to all the users in the address book.
Exercise : Email
Email users are given a unique email and can send messages to other email subscribers.

One message can easily be sent to a number of different users. File can be sent with each email.

Emails are fast and , but may contain in any attachments.

 
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