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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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