One of the most important and fundamental uses of the Internet
is that it allows electronic messages to be sent between computers
that are connected to it. These messages are known as "Electronic
Mail" or "e-mail."
There are many ways to set up an e-mail account but the basics
of e-mailing remain the same. Choices include:
Setting up an account through your
Internet Provider. In other words, who ever sets up your connection
to the Internet provides e-mail accounts as part of your access
fee.
A full-featured e-mail program such
as Outlook Express
or Eudora. These off-the-shelf
e-mail programs sometimes come pre-loaded in your computer. These
programs have many features and are set up to run with your Internet
connection.
A Web based free e-mail service. Several
Web "portal" sites, sites that
want to be your gateway to
the Internet (www.yahoo.com,
www.hotmail.com) , and provide
free e-mail. In exchange, you may have to endure a few advertisements,
but these e-mail services are easy to use and often times you
can access them from home, the library or a friend's house.
Obviously, different e-mail programs have a different look about
them, but fortunately they all operate fundamentally the same way.
For our discussion we're going to look at the web-based free e-mail
service. They are accessible, functional and simple.
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June 14, 2002. Because it's new, there may be some bugs we
have
yet to work out. If you do experience any problems, find mistakes,
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