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E-MAIL


                  An Electronic mail or e-mail can be defined as the process of exchanging messages
                  electronically through a communications network by using computer. Although, an
                  e-mail is usually associated with the Internet, it is not necessary to have an Internet

                  connection to send and receive e-mails. Many organisations have e-mail facilities
                  within their own networks, without having Internet connection.
                  Advantages of an E-Mail


                  E-mails have various advantages, some of them are:
                  ✶  Emails can be sent at any time and from anywhere in the world.

                  ✶  An email can be sent to multiple recipients at once.
                  ✶  Emails can be easily forwarded to others without the need to retype them.

                  ✶  Sending an email is faster than traditional postal mail.
                  ✶  Emails allow sharing of music, images, or other computer files with anyone.

                  ✶   If an  email fails to  reach  its destination,  the  mail server  will automatically
                       attempt to resend it.

                  ✶   If an email cannot be delivered, you will receive a notification explaining the
                       reason for the failure.
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                    While working on e-mails outside the organisation, you need to be connected
                    to the Internet.  In absence of the Internet connection, you cannot send or
                    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 every Internet

                  user. Some, examples of e-mail addresses are as under:


                       orangeeducation123@gmail.com                                   vikas@yahoo.co.in


                  Although these e-mail  addresses have different formats depending upon the
                  type of network  but always have same
                  form—a  username and  a domain                        orangeeducation123@gmail.com

                  name—separated by @ (pronounced as                              Username           Domain name
                  ‘at’)  symbol.  The  portion  before  the  at
                  (@) symbol is called the username and the later one is called domain name.



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