Email is an electronic message service. Used by
people of all ages. It is easy to use and is cheaper than texting, phoning, writing and faxing people. If you get a free one.
An electronic mailing system works in much the same
way that the postal service we are used to operates.
Australia Post uses mail boxes, post offices and
letters in envelopes with addresses on them, trucks, letter boxes
and lots of people.
With email you will complete the same sort of
operation sitting at your computer.
- You will compose the
message on your computer using your email package, (there are
many packages available and we will direct you to individual
tutorials on these later).
- You will address your
message by using simple commands from your email screen. At the
receiving end your message will be received by a mail server
which is a computer set aside for this function.
- The mail server acts like a
post office for the person receiving the mail, the message is
held there ready for delivery. But instead of the Postie taking
it to the house or business location of that person, he or she
will collect it the next time they turn on the computer and look
at their mail box to see if there are any new messages.
