How E-mail works
Like a postal address, an e-mail address specifies the destination of an electronic message.
An Internet e-mail address contains a user name, followed by the @ sign and a domain name - it looks like this: richard@taylorapp.com
The user name is a unique name that identifies the recipient.
The domain name is the address. Many people can share the same domain name.
E-mail reaches the recipient most of the time, but delivery is not guaranteed.
If the message doesn't reach its destination the first time, the mail server sends it again.
If the message is not delivered, you usually receive a message explaining the problem, along with the full text of the original message. You can correct the problem-usually an incorrect e-mail address--and resend it.
There is no guarantee of e-mail privacy. A message can be intercepted and read as it makes its way over the Internet to its final destination. Consider e-mail as you would a post card.
When you delete a message from your computer, a copy of the message may still remain on the mail server.
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