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Introduction to E-mail
Student NameStudent Class
E-Mail - Electronic Mail
• Delivers messages anywhere in the world• Requires a server and software• Accesses account via a username and
password• Allows you to Send, Compose, Reply, and
Forward e-mail
The Mail Folders
An E-mail Address
• Consists of user name and host [email protected]
• Requires the @ sign• Can omit host computer when logged onto the
same network
Obtaining an E-mail Account
• You need an e-mail server • You can obtain an account in school• You can pay for an account through an ISP• You can get free accounts:
– www.hotmail.com– www.yahoo.com
Privacy and Terms of Agreement
• E-mail is less private than US mail– If you need privacy, send a letter
• Every mail server has terms that you must agree to:– No copyright infringements– No harassing or stalking– No junk mail or spamming– No intentional sending of viruses
Additional E-mail Capabilities
• Address Book– Contains e-mail addresses of your frequent contacts– Enables you to enter an alias; e.g., “Sunshine”
• Distribution List– A set of e-mail addresses stored under a single name– Ideal for your professor to e-mail the class
E-mail Protocols
• POP Client – Post Office Protocol Client– Lets you work without being connected to mail
server– Upload to send mail - Download to read mail– Allows almost any e-mail program to access e-mail
from server• IMAP – Internet Message Access Protocol
– Permits a "client" e-mail program to access remote message stores as if they were local
– Enables user to access messages from more than one computer
Be Aware of Computer Viruses
• A computer virus is an actively infectious program
• Viruses are transmitted from:– An infected disk– An attachment in an e-mail message– A file that was downloaded from the Internet
Protect Yourself
• An antivirus program can automatically detect a virus should it threaten your system– Norton Antivirus at www.symantec.com– McAfee Antivirus at www.mcafee.com
• The effect of either program depends on continual updating as new viruses are discovered daily