E Mail 1 Electronic Mail Email l Email

E- Mail 1

Electronic Mail (E-mail) l E-mail is simply a means of sending messages via computer l Business is using more e-mail and fax l To access you must have a mail server and/or software l Each person has a username and pass-word l All mail programs allow you to Send, Compose, Reply and Forward 2

Parts of the E-mail Message ØHeader –To: –Cc: –Bcc: –Subject: ØMessage ØSignature Don ØAttachments 3

E-mail Address rgrauer@sba. miami. edu Highest-level domain Next-level domain Host Computer Username A good Internet E-mail Address must contain the @ symbol 4

E-mail Protocol POP Client --Post Office Protocol n. Mail is read, composed and stored locally n. Can work off-line SMTP --Simple Mail Transfer Protocol n The protocol required to send mail messages through the Internet 5

Performance Objectives - Can You ? • read messages • reply • create folders • reading attachments – attachments • • • forward file trash recover trash empty trash 6

Assignment • • E Mail yourself E Mail the person next to you Send a message to two people with a BCC Send a message to the person next to you with an attachment in word 7

Resources • Netscape http: //help. unc. edu/documentation/pdf/ieg 18. pdf 8

Resources • http: //www. Get. More. Done. com/tips 5. html Retrieved from WWW 10 Aug 20 • For an in-depth explanation go to: e-mail@work by Jonathan Whelan, ft. com, 2000 • http: //www. webfoot. com/ Kaitlin “Ducky” Sherwood 9