HOW DOES
EMAIL WORK?
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The Internet mail system works because
of SMTP, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
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SMTP is part of the TCP/IP suite of
protocols.
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Electronic mail works on the client/server
principle. A client program enables the user to interact with a server
in order to access information and services on the server computer.
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To read and send mail, users need to
access the computer where their mail resides (the server).
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The client application is the interface
which lets a user read, reply to, forward, compose and send new messages.
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Some examples of e-mail client programs
are Qualcomm Eudora, pine, elm and Lotus cc:Mail.
An electronic mail message is not limited
to text. Other types of files can be added to mail messages as attachments.
Attachments can be binary files such as a word processed document, a spreadsheet
or a graphic image.
Directions for sending an attachment
can be found here:
SOME SITES THAT OFFER E-MAIL ACCOUNTS ARE:
ZDNETMAIL
EMAILADDRESSES
HOTMAIL
N2MAIL
ROCKETMAIL
NETADDRESS USA.NET
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