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Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Question: What is E-mail (electronic mail) or, email?

Answer: E-mail (electronic mail) is the exchange of computer-stored messages by internet communication. E-mail are sometimes spelled as email or, electronic mail by different publications. E-mail was one of the first uses of the Internet and is still the most popular use. A large percentage of the total traffic over the Internet is e-mail. E-mail messages are usually encoded in ASCII text. However, you can also send non-text files, such as graphic images and sound files, as attachments sent in binary streams. E-mail can also be exchanged between online service provider users and in networks other than the Internet, both public and private.

Question: How emails are getting used and how it works?

Answer: Email works in the same way as, In real world sending a letter or, document from post office to the recipient works, but there is no overhead of carrying a physical copy and transition time, It sends a letter and documents in mili seconds. The process of sending an email is given below,

• The email message - Instead of using a pen to write a letter on paper, you're using your keyboard to type an email message in an email program on your computer.
• Sending the email - When the email is finished and has been addressed to the recipient's email address, press the Send button to allow the email message to reach the intended recipient.
• Email transport - Email servers transmit messages from sender to recipient.
• Fetching new mail - If you've got new mail in your mailbox, you simply have to click on it and open it.

Question: What are benefits of using an email?

Answer: It's beneficial to use email rather than write a letter, send a text or make a telephone call for the following reasons,

• Convenience - Emails are quicker in some instances than making a phone call, where you might be left on hold for an extended period of time or forced to engage in lengthy conversations. Instead, if you have a quick question for someone, sometimes it's easier to shoot off an email that can be answered at a speedy pace.
• Accessibility - Emails can be stored conveniently in your email program. Good programs make it easy to organize, archive and search your emails, so any information contained in an email is always readily accessible.
• Attachments - You can attach any file on your computer to an email message. It's as easy to send a long master's thesis around the world as it is to email a spreadsheet, a report or pictures.
• Speed - Emails typically arrive within seconds or minutes.
• A Record - Email provides a record of a conversation that you don't have if communicating verbally.
• Unlimited space -- Unlike texting, you have unlimited space to write as much as you want in an email..

Question: What are the issues with emails?

Answer: Unfortunately, email's big problem is unsolicited mail, more commonly known as spam. With hundreds of these junk emails in your inbox, the occasional good email can get lost. Fortunately, though, sophisticated filters exist that go through your new messages and sort out the unwanted ones automatically. To report spam correctly, do the following:

• Identify the real source of the message.
• Find the ISP responsible for the part of the net where the message originated.
• dentify the correct person to contact at that ISP.

Question: What do you mean by an email address?

Answer: A name that identifies an electronic post office box on a network where e-mail can be sent. Different types of networks have different formats for e-mail addresses. On the Internet, all e-mail addresses have the form: user-id@domain name
For example, webmaster@pineapplelabs.in
Every user on the Internet has a unique e-mail address. The term e-address is commonly used as an abbreviation for e-mail address.