Transcript Anatomy of an E

Anatomy of an E-mail Message
Internet Basics & Beyond
Mrs. Wilson
E-mail Messages
• A lot like letters
• Have two main parts
– Header
– Body
Header
• Your name and address
• Name and address of person the message is
being sent to
• Name and address of those getting a copy
• Date of the message & its subject
Body
• The meat of the message
Signatures
• Most e-mail programs allow you to insert
a signature at the bottom
• Some use a clever quote
• Some use a company name and phone
number
• You can also create figures if you are
creative
Creating A Signature File
• Most e-mail programs work similarly, so
we'll show you how to do this using
Outlook Express.
• Under the Tools menu, click on
Options.
• When the dialog box opens, click on the
Signatures tab.
• http://learnthenet.com/english/html/58signat.htm
MIME
(Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension)
• Standard system for identifying the type
of data contained in a file based on its
extension
• These files includes graphics, photos,
sound and video files, and formatted text
documents
• MIME negotiates many different
operating systems and types of software
to perform this amazing feat
• Type of encoding scheme
Encoding/Decoding
• MIME uses a complex
mathematical formula to convert
files to text and then back to their
original form
• Process is invisible to you
• Provides NO security
• Different from encryption
How do you find someone?
• No reliable directory assistance for
the Internet
• Guessing is used frequently and
sometimes works
• Always has an @ sign
• Always has a top-level domain
[email protected]
Differences
• WWW addresses & e-mail
addresses are different
Mailing Lists
• List of e-mail addresses of people
interested in the same topic
• Announcement-type lists
– you receive messages, but can't post
to the list yourself
• Discussion-type lists
– where everyone on the list can
participate
SPAM
• Obnoxious, unsolicited e-mail
messages touting get rich quick
schemes, miracle diets, amazing
beauty products and more
• Spammers pay almost nothing to e-mail
thousands or hundreds of thousands of their
offensive messages
• Some countries have laws against spam and
some spammers have been fined for their
actions, but the practice continues. In fact, it's
increasing
Assignment
• Handout to be provided
• Use this website:
http://www.Learnthenet.com