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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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