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| − | <div align=justify>'''What is email (email message)? ''' | + | <seo title="What is email and how it works" metakeywords="email account,how to send email,send email,what is a email,free e-mail,mail,e-mail address,mail address,send mail" metadescription="What is email and how it works" /><div align=justify>'''What is email (email message)? ''' |
This is the same letter people used to write with a pen on paper, but you're using the keyboard to type a message in an email program on your computer. | This is the same letter people used to write with a pen on paper, but you're using the keyboard to type a message in an email program on your computer. | ||
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'''How to send email?''' | '''How to send email?''' | ||
| − | When the email | + | When the email message is finished and the recipient's email address is typed in the respective field, you don't put a stamp on it (like on a paper letter) and post it but press the '''Send button''' in the email program. This makes your mail go to the recipient. The recipient, in his turn, just opens the email program on his computer and is able to read the message you have sent. |
Now we'll explain the whole process in more details: | Now we'll explain the whole process in more details: | ||
| − | '''1'''. Once you compose an email on your computer, using an email client like Outlook, you address it to some e-mail address (e.g. something@somedomain.com) and press '''Send'''. | + | '''1'''. Once you compose an email on your computer, using an email client like Outlook, you address it to some e-mail address (e.g. ''something@somedomain.com'') and press '''Send'''. |
'''2'''. Your email program sends mail to the SMTP server where your account is. | '''2'''. Your email program sends mail to the SMTP server where your account is. | ||
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For your mails to address the proper person you just need to know the email address of that person. You may ask: what is email address? | For your mails to address the proper person you just need to know the email address of that person. You may ask: what is email address? | ||
This is an electronic post office box where you can send mail. It defines the email box to which email messages are delivered. Every emal address is unique and looks like this: | This is an electronic post office box where you can send mail. It defines the email box to which email messages are delivered. Every emal address is unique and looks like this: | ||
| − | something@somedomain.com (e.g. john@myidealhost.com, pronounced as ''john at myidealhost dot com'') | + | ''something@somedomain.com'' (e.g. ''john@myidealhost.com'', pronounced as ''john at myidealhost dot com'') |
'''Note: you can send mail only to those mailboxes that already exist.''' | '''Note: you can send mail only to those mailboxes that already exist.''' | ||
| − | There are domains that provide free e-mail addresses (e.g. Google, Yahoo, etc.). Alternatively you can use domain-based email accounts. All you need to do is to sign up for hosting. Once you sign up you are able to create email accounts for | + | There are domains that provide free e-mail addresses (e.g. Google, Yahoo, etc.). Alternatively you can use domain-based email accounts. All you need to do is to sign up for reliable [http://myidealhost.com/hosting.shtml web hosting]. Once you sign up you are able to create email accounts for your domain name. Myidealhost allows you to have an [http://myidealhost.com/hosting.shtml unlimited number of mailboxes] under the hosting account. See how to create free e-mail accounts '''[http://myidealhost.com/tutorials/How_to_create_email_account here]''' |
After the mailbox is created you can send mail to it in order to check its functioning.</div> | After the mailbox is created you can send mail to it in order to check its functioning.</div> | ||
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