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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 mail.
                    If an e-mail does not reach its destination in the first attempt, the mail server automatically
                    sends it again.
                    If an e-mail is not delivered, you receive an e-mail explaining the problem as to why the e-mail
                    could not be delivered.
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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                                   vikas@yahoo.co.in


                 Although these e-mail addresses have different formats depending upon the type of network,
                 they always have the 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 the domain
                 name.
                 The username is unique to every individual sending or receiving e-mails. The domain name

                 is common to all individuals using a particular server or network for sending or receiving
                 e-mails.
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                   The first person to send an e-mail across a network was Ray Tomlinson. He used the “@” sign
                   to separate the name of the user and the domain name.

                 Creating an E-mail Account

                 There are various websites that give e-mail services free of cost. Some of them are Gmail, Yahoo,

                 Rediffmail, Outlook, etc. You can create your e-mail account with any of these service providers.
                 The most common general-purpose and free e-mail service provider is Gmail. You can open an
                 account with any of the other service providers also.


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