e- mail account provider, password, and e-mail settings To reda or download these e- mails , you must sign in using your username and password

E- mail address

E- mail address is a name that uniquely identifies an e- maio account on a network.To send an receive e-mails,we need to have an e-mail address.while sending an e- mail,we enter the e-mail address(es) of the recipients (s) so that the computer knows where to send it. The e- mail addresses can be written either in capital letters or small letters It does not contain spaces e.g.kipspublishing world@g.mail.com.An e.mail address usually consists of two parts- username and domain name,separted by the @(pronounced as "at") symbol.

Component of an E-mail account

username: It is the name of a persons account.which can be an actual name,a word,or phrase.

Domain name: It is the location of the persons account on the internet.

Domain extension: It is specified after the domain name and indicates which type of organisation in providing the e- mail account

There are many website on the internet,which provide free e-mail facility for example,www .yahoo.com,www g-mail.com,and www red.ffmail.com

E-MAIL SERVICES

There are two types of e-mail services as specified below:

WEB-BASED E-MAIL

The web-based e-mail can be accessed by the users across the globe from any computer connected to the internet at any time.Due ti this fkexiblity,these e-mails services have become very popular,especially among those who are always.travelling .For using web based e-mail,one needs yo first register with an e-mail service provider in order to gets a free account and create a login with a username and password.This username and password.This username is the e-mail address which becomes operational after registration,using this e- mail address and password ine can login to the web -based e- mail.Afterlogging in,one can create,send, recieve,forward,and delete e- mails. some of the well- known free web -based e-mails services are:

APPLICATION/ CLIENT-BASED E-MAIL

Application-Based (or cilent-based) e-mail means you need to install a program on your computer to reda the e-mail.some of the examples of application based e-mail programs are outlook express,mozilla Thunderbird,and foxmail.





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