ELECTRONIC MAIL (E-MAIL SERVICES)

CONTENT

1. Features in an E-mail Address
2. Differences between E-mail Address and Website Address
3. Definition and Steps Involved in Chatting

Features in an E-mail Address

An e-mail address is a combination of a user name and a domain name that identifies a user so he or she can receive internet e-mail. A user name is a unique combination of characters such as alphabets and numbers that identifies a specific user. It is unique addresses that are used to locate and identify someone’s email account on the internet. Every e-mail user has his or her unique address. Examples of an e-mail address are; [email protected], [email protected]

Internet e-mail addresses usually have a form such as “[email protected]” –where ‘editor ‘is the e-mail account name and encarta.microsoft.com is the domain identity of the computer hosting the account.

An email address is made up of the following four features;

(i) The Username: This is the first part of an email address, the name of the person or organization who owns the email address.