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E-Mail
- an electronic message sent over the Internet from one computer to another Mail Server - a computer which looks at an e-mail address and then forwards it to the recipient where it is stored in an electronic mailbox until it is retrieved. ISP - the company that provides you with a connection to the Internet; when selecting your ISP, consider set-up costs, purchase price of modem, monthly charges and services provided. Address - e-mail address (like street address) has two parts: a user name and a domain name. User Name - part of the e-mail address that identifies the recipient’s mailbox. Domain Name - part of the e-mail address that refers to the computer of a company or organization where the recipient has an electronic mailbox. Top Level Domain - the end of an address with a dot followed by 3 or more letters such as:
Header - the first part of an e-mail that contains the name and address of the recipient(s), the date it was sent and the subject of the message. Body - the part of an e-mail that contains a message which is not as private as a letter so don’t include personal information unless it can be scrambled or encrypted. Mailing List - a collection of e-mail addresses for people on Internet who share a common interest and can send e-mail to the entire list and receive messages from others on the list. Spam - (or spamming) refers to the sending of unsolicited electronic mail to a large number of people by inappropriately using a mailing list. Netiquette - basic rules of etiquette or good practices when communicating over the Internet. Attachments - files which accompany your e-mail messages and may include documents, photos, sound and video files but the person receiving attachment must have software to read it
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