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E-MAIL
An Electronic mail or e-mail can be defined as the process of exchanging messages electronically
through a communication network by using computer. Apart from messages, we can share
documents, multimedia files and program files by using e-mail. We can use the e-mail service
by registering ourselves with any of the e-mail service providers such as gmail, yahoo mail,
hotmail, etc.
Features of E-mail
E-mail has several features. Some of them are as follows:
Ability to attach the files along with the message.
Ability to store the information such as message and contact list.
Ability to send Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) type files.
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Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) is an Internet standard to expand capabilities
of e-mail. It was invented by Bell Communications in 1991 to send audio, video, images, and
application programs as attachments in e-mail.
Advantages of E-Mail
E-mail has various advantages, some of them are:
An e-mail can be sent anytime and from anywhere in the world.
An e-mail can be sent to many people at a time.
An e-mail can be easily forwarded to anyone without typing it again.
Sending an e-mail is fast in comparison to traditional mails.
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You must have an Internet connection to send and receive e-mails.
E-Mail Address
You need to have an electronic address to send and receive e-mails. This electronic address
is called e-mail address. The e-mail address is unique for each e-mail user. Some examples of
e-mail addresses are as under:
orangeeducation123@gmail.com orangeeducation@yahoo.co.in
Although these e-mail addresses have different formats depending upon the type of e-mail
service but always have same form— a username and a domain name— separated by @
(pronounced as ‘at’) symbol. The portion before the at (@) symbol is called the username and
the later one is called domain name. The username is unique to every individual sending or
receiving e-mails. The domain name is common to all orangeeducation123@gmail.com
the individuals using a particular e-mail service for
Username Domain name
sending or receiving e-mails.
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