Transcript Electronic Mail

Electronic Mail
Chapter 9
Electronic Mail - email
A way of sending messages from one
computer to another
Used mainly for sending letters but
anything that can be saved to disk
can be sent by email
What is required to send
email?
Access to the Internet or a private
network
An email address of mailbox
A computer system
Software Email client
Internet browser
Email Addresses and
Mailboxes
An email address has the format:
[email protected]
The address identifies a mailbox
A mailbox is a place where messages
are stored until they are read or
deleted.
Email Software
Email Client
A program used to send and receive email
Microsoft Outlook
Eudora
Apple Mail
Webmail
Uses Internet browser to access email
Hotmail
Yahoo Mail
Text Messaging
A method of electronic
communication using a mobile phone
Known as SMS which stands for
Short Messaging Service
Can be sent and received while phone
in use
Limited to 150 characters in length,
and 11 characters of header
information
Requirements for SMS
A mobile phone
An account with a service provider
O2
Vodaphone
Orange
A mobile phone signal
Advantages of E-mail
Speed of delivery
Multiple recipients
Reaches remote locations
Relatively cheap to send messages a
long distance
Round the clock sending/receiving
Cost savings on toner/paper/stamps
Disadvantages of E-mail
Mailboxes may be left unchecked
Not necessarily secure
Expensive if used a peak-times
Not everyone has hardware/software
Could be impersonal – loss of
interaction
Junk email (Spam)
Netiquette
Short for network etiquette
Being nice to others and treating
them with respect
The rules are basically common sense
combined with polite behaviour