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)