E-Mail



E- Mail stands for electronic mail. E-mail was first developed in 1961 by MIT at this point it was called a time sharing system. E-mail as we know it today (sending messages from one computer to another) was first used in 1966.
E-mail became widely used when home internet connections became cheap and accessible. With something like 80% of developed world homes having internet connection or access to an internet connection e-mail has gained a significant place in everyday life.

The workings of E-mail
E-mail is a store-and-forward method of writing, sending, receiving and saving messages. Anyone with a computer and a internet connection can send anyone else an E-mail with similar capabilities. To receive an E-mail a user has to have an E-mail client these can either be software such as Microsoft outlook or internet based E-mail clients such as MSN hotmail. Before an E-mail is delivered it goes to an email clients vendor where it is sorted and delivered to the right recipient.