E-mail

E-Mail is another benefit from the Internet.  It allows communication to take place via electronic messages between users over the Internet.  E-mail requires a mail server (usually provided through your Internet Service Provider), mail client software (Outlook), and an Internet connection.  E-mail accounts are established with usernames and passwords.  E-mail is NOT private.  You should never send anything over e-mail that you do not want other people to read.  Employers have the legal right to read any e-mail written by employees on company computers.  Any message sent electronically over the Internet is subject to interference which can allow others to read your mail.  Every e-mail address is unique and consists of a user name and a host computer name.  The host name is typically assigned by the e-mail mail server – usually your Internet Service Provider or another e-mail service like Hotmail.