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Email is one of the widely used features of the Internet, which helps communication to run
fast, reliable, and on time.
An email message contains the sender’s email address, the receiver’s email address,
subject, and text message. To send an email it only takes one computer with an internet
connection and software such as Microsoft Outlook, or Google Mail (GMail) to send and
receive emails.
3.2. Email Fundamentals
Understanding your email address
peter@gmail.com
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username domain name
An email address has two components separated by “@” symbol
Username: on the left side of @ separator is the username.
Domain name for the host server: the portion to the right of @ symbol identifies the
server or hostname or network that manages your e-mail. It is sometimes also called the
email server.
In the example email address above, peter is the username and hotmail.com is the
domain name.
What Does the To, Cc, and Bcc Mean in an Email Message?
When composing an email, you will be presented with 3 To
fields: To, Cc and Bcc.
To: contains the email address of the person you would
like to send an e-mail to. Cc
Cc: stands for carbon copy. Any email address written
on this list will get a copy of your email that you’ve Bcc
composed including the person in the To field. If you
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