Friday, September 08, 2006
Today the class learned about E-mail. There are two way you can use e-mail:
Pop3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) - Lets you download and install software, for e-mailing, onto your hard drive.
Examples: Outlook Express, GetMail.
Webmail - Lets you use send and recieve e-mail while you're on the internet.
Examples: Hotmail.com, Yahoo.com.
The first thing you have to do is sign-up for an e-mail address. The Sign-Up button shouldn't be hard to find on whichever e-mail provider you are using. In some special cases, like Gmail, the provider is still in a beta or test version. These providers usually have way~ better features than normal e-mail providers. You'll need an invite from a person who is already using that provider to sign-up. The invite is an e-mail that contains a link that takes you to the sign-up page. To recieve this e-mail, you need to have an existing e-mail from a provider that.. pretty much sucks :( Like Yahoo or Hotmail.
Once you've clicked sign-up, you'll be directed to a page where it asks you to fill out some personal information like your name, age, etc.. for security reasons and for ways to retrieve your password if it was lost. Not everything must be filled in, though. When you finally have an account, you can send e-mails :D.
To send an e-mail, you click on the New button. Different e-mail providers have different ways of saying 'make new e-mail,' like 'Compose' or 'Send' but it won't be hard to find it. After you've done that, it'll direct you to a different page where you have to fill out your message and other information.
Usually, the first thing you'll have to fill out on that page is 'To:' This is where you write in the e-mail of the person you are sending it to. The e-mail must be exact for the person to receive it. There may be lots of e-mails that may be close to it and you wouldn't want to be sending an important message to someone you don't know. Also, 99.99% of the time, the e-mail is NOT case sensitive. I find it rather annoying when people ask "Are there any capitals in your e-mail?" for some reason. Probably because the obvious is "IT DOESN'T MATTER"
The next thing you'll see is 'Cc'. I bet you wondered what that meant. Credit card? Canned corn? It's actually Carbon copy. You can still send me your credit card number anyway ;). This feature allows you to send the message you're typing to more than one person. Just type in another e-mail in this field. If it's more than just one person, normally, you just put in a comma and space, then the next e-mail. If not, then it should show instructions on how to do so. The e-mails put in here also have to be exact.
Next, you see Bcc. Boiled canned corn :(? Bcc means Blind Carbon copy. Bcc is the same as Cc; the only difference is that the e-mails typed here cannot be seen by the people receiving the message. Cc allows everyone who received the e-mail to see who else got it. Apparently this feature can be used for pranks too.
The last field you'll need to fill out before you get to type your e-mail is the subject. This is the first thing people see when they receive the e-mail. Usually only opened when the topic is something the person is interested in. You might want to make sure you type up an important subject just so the person(s) receiving the e-mail don't ignore it.
Finally, the last field you'll see is a big blank one where you can type up your message. You can also change the font color, size or type, but the more you do, the larger the e-mail size will get, slowing down the recieving process. Some people also find it annoying. If you want to attach a file to your e-mail, there should be a attach button somewhere that might also look like a paperclip. When you click it, it will direct you to another page or a pop-p might appear. It will show a blank field and a 'Browse' button beside it. Click browse and find the file you're looking for and click OK. You will need to upload this file before you can send it, or the person will not recieve it. Make sure you know the upload size limit and the size of your file because a long upload wait might en up in 'File too large'.
And for the love of god, please make sure you're not the only person who can understand your e-mail.
Once you've done typing up your e-mail and uploading any files that may need to be attached, you might want to save draft first or copy and paste the e-mail somewhere just incase your browser crashes or something in that sort happens. And lastly, check over everything you did and click 'send e-mail'. I bet this tutorial is longer than any e-mail you've written, because I know it is for me.
Some things you should know before opening an e-mail is a lot of things you receive can be harmful or inappropriate. You should always watch out for the title, what an attachment contains and most importantly, who sent it. Links to other websites can also be inappropriate and may be included in the e-mail. A good way to make sure is google them before you click on them.
If you like the e-mail and want to share it with someone else, just click on the forward button and write in the e-mail addresses of the people you want to send it to. This feature can also be used for irritation because this is how 'Chain mail' is sent around. Chain mail is considered spam, and in most cases, spam is not good. The term 'Spam' means unnecessary or unwanted stuff.
Alrighty, this pretty much sums up what I learned in class.
Some information used was from en.wikipedia.org. Wikipedia knows all. And please ignore the time this message was published. :D
Today the class learned about E-mail. There are two way you can use e-mail:
Pop3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) - Lets you download and install software, for e-mailing, onto your hard drive.
Examples: Outlook Express, GetMail.
Webmail - Lets you use send and recieve e-mail while you're on the internet.
Examples: Hotmail.com, Yahoo.com.
The first thing you have to do is sign-up for an e-mail address. The Sign-Up button shouldn't be hard to find on whichever e-mail provider you are using. In some special cases, like Gmail, the provider is still in a beta or test version. These providers usually have way~ better features than normal e-mail providers. You'll need an invite from a person who is already using that provider to sign-up. The invite is an e-mail that contains a link that takes you to the sign-up page. To recieve this e-mail, you need to have an existing e-mail from a provider that.. pretty much sucks :( Like Yahoo or Hotmail.
Once you've clicked sign-up, you'll be directed to a page where it asks you to fill out some personal information like your name, age, etc.. for security reasons and for ways to retrieve your password if it was lost. Not everything must be filled in, though. When you finally have an account, you can send e-mails :D.
To send an e-mail, you click on the New button. Different e-mail providers have different ways of saying 'make new e-mail,' like 'Compose' or 'Send' but it won't be hard to find it. After you've done that, it'll direct you to a different page where you have to fill out your message and other information.
Usually, the first thing you'll have to fill out on that page is 'To:' This is where you write in the e-mail of the person you are sending it to. The e-mail must be exact for the person to receive it. There may be lots of e-mails that may be close to it and you wouldn't want to be sending an important message to someone you don't know. Also, 99.99% of the time, the e-mail is NOT case sensitive. I find it rather annoying when people ask "Are there any capitals in your e-mail?" for some reason. Probably because the obvious is "IT DOESN'T MATTER"
The next thing you'll see is 'Cc'. I bet you wondered what that meant. Credit card? Canned corn? It's actually Carbon copy. You can still send me your credit card number anyway ;). This feature allows you to send the message you're typing to more than one person. Just type in another e-mail in this field. If it's more than just one person, normally, you just put in a comma and space, then the next e-mail. If not, then it should show instructions on how to do so. The e-mails put in here also have to be exact.
Next, you see Bcc. Boiled canned corn :(? Bcc means Blind Carbon copy. Bcc is the same as Cc; the only difference is that the e-mails typed here cannot be seen by the people receiving the message. Cc allows everyone who received the e-mail to see who else got it. Apparently this feature can be used for pranks too.
The last field you'll need to fill out before you get to type your e-mail is the subject. This is the first thing people see when they receive the e-mail. Usually only opened when the topic is something the person is interested in. You might want to make sure you type up an important subject just so the person(s) receiving the e-mail don't ignore it.
Finally, the last field you'll see is a big blank one where you can type up your message. You can also change the font color, size or type, but the more you do, the larger the e-mail size will get, slowing down the recieving process. Some people also find it annoying. If you want to attach a file to your e-mail, there should be a attach button somewhere that might also look like a paperclip. When you click it, it will direct you to another page or a pop-p might appear. It will show a blank field and a 'Browse' button beside it. Click browse and find the file you're looking for and click OK. You will need to upload this file before you can send it, or the person will not recieve it. Make sure you know the upload size limit and the size of your file because a long upload wait might en up in 'File too large'.
And for the love of god, please make sure you're not the only person who can understand your e-mail.
Once you've done typing up your e-mail and uploading any files that may need to be attached, you might want to save draft first or copy and paste the e-mail somewhere just incase your browser crashes or something in that sort happens. And lastly, check over everything you did and click 'send e-mail'. I bet this tutorial is longer than any e-mail you've written, because I know it is for me.
Some things you should know before opening an e-mail is a lot of things you receive can be harmful or inappropriate. You should always watch out for the title, what an attachment contains and most importantly, who sent it. Links to other websites can also be inappropriate and may be included in the e-mail. A good way to make sure is google them before you click on them.
If you like the e-mail and want to share it with someone else, just click on the forward button and write in the e-mail addresses of the people you want to send it to. This feature can also be used for irritation because this is how 'Chain mail' is sent around. Chain mail is considered spam, and in most cases, spam is not good. The term 'Spam' means unnecessary or unwanted stuff.
Alrighty, this pretty much sums up what I learned in class.
Some information used was from en.wikipedia.org. Wikipedia knows all. And please ignore the time this message was published. :D
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