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| − | Email | + | Email (electronic mail, e-mail) is a medium of electronic communication, used to send and receive messages.<ref name=Goodwill> Goodwill Community Foundation . (n.d.). Email basics: Introduction to email. GCFGlobal. Retrieved February 1, 2022, from https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/email101/introduction-to-email/1/ </ref> The email system can be compartmentalized into two subsystems: message handling system (MHS) and user agent (UA). The MHS is responsible for sending the message while the UA collaborates with the user to create, receive, and manage messages. Modern emails are standardized messages that are sent across networks with the assistance of the Internet. Emailing is widely regarded as a popular means of communication, with users partaking in emailing across the world. Email is commonly regarded as the communication tool of choice by academics and professionals. <ref name=Berghel> Berghel, H. (1997). Email—The good, the bad, and the ugly. Communications of the ACM, 40(4), 11-15. </ref> Popular international email providers include Google’s Gmail, Yahoo, and Microsoft’s Outlook. While email is praised for its efficiency, email users often face email overload, a state deriving from information overload.<ref name=Goodwill></ref> Other drawbacks of email include breaches of privacy and scamming. |
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Revision as of 22:56, 2 February 2022
Email (electronic mail, e-mail) is a medium of electronic communication, used to send and receive messages.[1] The email system can be compartmentalized into two subsystems: message handling system (MHS) and user agent (UA). The MHS is responsible for sending the message while the UA collaborates with the user to create, receive, and manage messages. Modern emails are standardized messages that are sent across networks with the assistance of the Internet. Emailing is widely regarded as a popular means of communication, with users partaking in emailing across the world. Email is commonly regarded as the communication tool of choice by academics and professionals. [2] Popular international email providers include Google’s Gmail, Yahoo, and Microsoft’s Outlook. While email is praised for its efficiency, email users often face email overload, a state deriving from information overload.[1] Other drawbacks of email include breaches of privacy and scamming.
Technical Development Origins
Popular Providers
Yahoo! Mail
Gmail
Outlook.com
Benefits
Drawbacks
Email Overload
Causes
Volume
Type
Effects
Potential Solutions
Individual Action
Company
Provider
Privacy
Scamming
Scandals
Clinton Emails
Washington NFl Emails
Schissel Emails
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Goodwill Community Foundation . (n.d.). Email basics: Introduction to email. GCFGlobal. Retrieved February 1, 2022, from https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/email101/introduction-to-email/1/
- ↑ Berghel, H. (1997). Email—The good, the bad, and the ugly. Communications of the ACM, 40(4), 11-15.
