E-Mail

Summarize:
E-mail is "electronic mail," that is, messages that are sent from one computer
er to another.
@) Advantages and disadvantages of E-mail.
I.Advantage of e-mail :
# it is possible to get an almost immediate answer and quick.
# much cheaper than long-distance telephoning.
# can be delivered almost anywhere in the world in just a few minutes.
# e-mail shares with faxes the ability to transmit picture.
# it is also possible to send sounds and even video e-mail.( However,the other
er person has to have the programs necessary to read these files ).
# large amounts of information can easily be sent by e-mail.
II.Disadvantages of e-mail :
# you can't always get a reply to an e-mail message very quickly cause some
people do't check their e-mail messages regularly or they may have decided
not to answer it.
# there are still many people who don't have it.
@) Using E-mail.
I. Receiving Messages.
For the e-mail that you receive, there will be a list of messages. The list
will usually indicate the e-mail address of the sender, the time it arrived
and the subject.
II.Sending Messages.
To send a message, there will be a command telling the computerthat you want
to send a message and then you type in the e-mail address.An e-mail address
consists of a user name (the identifier used to specifiy a particular person,
often using all or part of their real name).
There will also be a place to type the subject (s) of your message. The subj
ect line should be short but descriptive, that is, it shoul be easy for the read-
er to undrestand what the message is about.

There are a few things that you keep in mind when you writing e-mail:
1) Be clear and concise; say what you have to say briefly, but make sure your mean-
ing is clear.
2) Make your references clear;if you are responding to a message, it might be useful
to quote enough part of the original message so that the meaning of your answer is clear.
3) Do't send anything by e-mail that you would not like to have become public knowledge.
To send confidentil information that must be protected, you should send it through
regular mail rather than through e-mail.
4) Limit the length of your lines to 60 characters to make your e-mail become easier
to read by the other person.
5) Be polite;
6. Try to make your message error free.