ELECTRONIC MAIL

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ELECTRONIC MAIL
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Functions of Email Software

• Read a Message
• Send a Message
• Reply - Quote
• Forwarding
• Address Books
• Distribution Lists
• Folder Maintenance
• File Attachment

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Types of Email

• POP Examples Micron, MSN, Earthlink
• Web-Based Examples Hotmail, EdMail, Yahoo

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Parts of an E-mail Address
Ex. dvakili_at_email.boisestate.edu
userid_at_server.subdomain.organizational
domain
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Organizational Domains

• Domains Internet addresses
• Over 30 million registered
• 18 million are .coms
• 3 million are .net
• 2 million are .org
• Forecasted at 60 million by 2002

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Data provided by Reuters as of October 5, 2000
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Types of Domains

• edu educational
• gov government
• mil military
• com commercial
• net network
• org organizational
• .ca, .uk, .au, etc. intl

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New Domains as of November 2000

• .name personal
• .biz general purpose
• .pro restricted
• .coop restricted
• .info general purpose
• .museum restricted
• .aero restricted

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Standards/Protocols to Send Messages

• Use proper Netiquette. For ex., WRITING IN ALL
  CAPS IS CONSIDERED SHOUTING.
• Avoid "flaming" (inflammatory or antagonistic
  criticism), or sending insulting, abusive or
  threatening remarks.
• http//dgl.com/15min/basics/netiqete/sld01.html
• http//www.fau.edu/netiquette/net/index.html

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Use Emoticons to clarify meaning -)
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• Intentions are difficult to decipher via email
  because of lack of body language or facial
  expression.
• Emoticons http//www.xs4all.nl/ernstmul/emoticon.
  html
• More Emoticons http//www.chirpingbird.com/netpets
  /html/computer/emoticon.html

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Think Before You Send!
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