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E-mail—An Introduction
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Learning Outcomes
E-Mail Emoticons and Acronyms
As we know that the Internet is a computer network that connects hosts and end systems
throughout the world. We have also learned about some services provided by the Internet in the
previous chapter. In this chapter, we will learn about the e-mail services of the Internet in detail.
The e-mail service is different from the traditional telephone system and bears some remarkable
resemblance to the postal system.
i + 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. 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 an Internet
connection.
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 information such as messages and contact lists
• Ability to send Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) type files
Info Byte
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) is an Internet standard to expand the
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.
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