1. Introduction to E-mail Student Name Student Class

2. E-Mail - Electronic Mail Delivers messages anywhere in the world Requires a server and software Accesses account via a username and password Allows you to Send, Compose, Reply, and Forward e-mail

3. The Mail Folders

4. An E-mail Address Consists of user name and host computer yourname@anyschool.edu Requires the @ sign Can omit host computer when logged onto the same network

5. Obtaining an E-mail Account You need an e-mail server You can obtain an account in school You can pay for an account through an ISP You can get free accounts: –www.hotmail.comwww.hotmail.com –www.yahoo.comwww.yahoo.com

6. Privacy and Terms of Agreement E-mail is less private than US mail –If you need privacy, send a letter Every mail server has terms that you must agree to: –No copyright infringements –No harassing or stalking –No junk mail or spamming –No intentional sending of viruses

7. Additional E-mail Capabilities Address Book –Contains e-mail addresses of your frequent contacts –Enables you to enter an alias; e.g., “Sunshine” Distribution List –A set of e-mail addresses stored under a single name –Ideal for your professor to e-mail the class

8. E-mail Protocols POP Client – Post Office Protocol Client –Lets you work without being connected to mail server –Upload to send mail - Download to read mail –Allows almost any e-mail program to access e-mail from server IMAP – Internet Message Access Protocol –Permits a "client" e-mail program to access remote message stores as if they were local –Enables user to access messages from more than one computer

9. Be Aware of Computer Viruses A computer virus is an actively infectious program Viruses are transmitted from: –An infected disk –An attachment in an e-mail message –A file that was downloaded from the Internet

10. Protect Yourself An antivirus program can automatically detect a virus should it threaten your system –Norton Antivirus at www.symantec.comwww.symantec.com –McAfee Antivirus at www.mcafee.comwww.mcafee.com The effect of either program depends on continual updating as new viruses are discovered daily