Chapter 5

Incoming Email - POP server

Outgoing Email - SMTP server

Ways of Accessing Email

• Mail Client - Microsoft Outlook, Netscape Messenger
• Web-based Email - Yahoo!, Hotmail
• Commercial Provider - America Online, CompuServe
• LAN-based - Lotus cc:Mail
• UNIX shell - Pine

Email Addressing - username@domain.com

Email Netiquette (for Netizens)

• Think twice before sending emotional message
• Use the subject line well
• Don't flame (abusive or defamatory messages)
• Check spelling and punctuation
• Watch sarcasm
• Don't send Email to people who don't want it (i.e. jokes)
• Don't use all capitals or weird formatting
• Don't pretend you're someone else
• Don't forward chain letters and other junk Email

Formatted Email

• HTML
• Rich text
• MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension)
• Microsoft Word format

Signatures - identifying information (4 lines or less)

Web-Based Email

Advantages

• Available anywhere (with Internet connection)
• Free!

Disadvantages

• Advertisements
• Personal information at sign-up
• Pay-per-minute connection fees
• Security (see "Caution" page 117)