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Chapter 5: Using the Internet
www.gateway.com
Using e-mail
E-mail (electronic mail) lets you send messages to anyone who has an Internet
connection and e-mail address. E-mail is usually a free service of your Internet
account.
The Internet never closes, so you can send e-mail messages at any time. Your
e-mail messages arrive at most e-mail addresses in minutes.
An e-mail address consists of a user name, the @ symbol, and the Internet
domain name of the Internet Service Provider (ISP) or company that “hosts”
that user. Your e-mail address is assigned when you sign up for an account
with an ISP. For example, a person with an account with the America Online
ISP might have an e-mail address that is similar to this one:
Sending e-mail
To send e-mail using America Online:
1
Connect to your America Online account.
2
Click
Write
.
3
Type the e-mail address of the recipient you want to send e-mail to in
the
Send To
box.
4
Type the subject of your e-mail in the
Subject
box.
5
Type the e-mail message.
6
When finished, click
Send Now
. Your e-mail is sent over the Internet to
the e-mail address you specified.
HelpSpot
For more information on sending e-mail, double-click the
HelpSpot icon on your desktop.
User name
Internet domain name
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