Standard {hacker} terminology for electronic mail, i e , messages that are sent by computer network (Compare {snail mail} ) Email is a much appreciated and indispensable tool of persons whose work attaches them to the Internet, especially computer professionals Email can be dealt with according to the receiver's own schedule That could mean immediately, resulting in turnaround times of just a minute or so But it allows the receiver to prioritize messages In comparison the telephone is a rude device that interrupts you and demands immediate attention, no matter what you are doing Another advantage is that when email is saved, it leaves a written record of exchanges that can be built into a substantial information database That I often receive and send over 200 email messages a day, but only two or three phone calls, usually from my wife, is strong evidence that busy computer workers greatly prefer email to the telephone for most lower priority communications
(Electronic Mail) Messages, usually text, sent from one person to another via computer E-mail can also be sent automatically to a large number of addresses
(computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in
Electronic Mail, text files that are sent from one person to another Microsoft Outlook (and Outlook Express), a corporate software product designed primarily for use on LANS, has been responsible for the use of HTML email on the Internet HTML email often contains no more information than text email but is generally over 4 times the byte size - used this way on the Internet, is an unacceptable use of available bandwidth and a contributory element in "Internet Crawl"
Abbreviation for electronic mail, which consists of messages sent over an IS by communications applications Email that is sent from one computer system to another or over the Internet must pass through gateways both to leave the originating system and to enter the receiving system
Also e-mail Email is electronic messaging that uses standard conventions for addressing and delivering content across the Internet An email message has three parts: a header, a message, and attachments (documents or computer readable files) The header contains much technical information about the source and the route the message took from sender to recipient Most of this is irrelevant to normal users, but it is useful to have when things go wrong
(Electronic Mail) - Messages sent from one person to another via the Internet Email can also be sent to a large number of addresses at once through a Mailing List See Also: Internet, List Server, Mailing List
(Electronic Mail) -- Messages, usually text, sent from one person to another via computer Email can also be sent automatically to a large number of addresses (Mailing List)
Email stands for electronic mail and is a means of sending messages from one person to another using the Internet as your carrier, much like using the postal service
Messages sent from one internet user to another, usually private, unlike newsgroup posts Most email can be traced back to the sender by examining the headers of the message, which shows the system at which the message originated and any systems it passed through between that system and the recipient's system The administrators of the originating system can determine the identity of the user from those headers, if their system is configured properly and they keep normal system access logs
Electronic Mail - a way of sending other people messages from your PC Widely used facility on the Internet that basically sends addressed messages over a Network The message normally gets there in a couple of minutes Internet users refer to the conventional Mail system as "Snail Mail"
Email, short for electronic mail, allows you to send digital messages to anyone else with an email account Sending email consists of accessing the Internet, logging into your email account, entering the email address of the person you wish to mail, typing out your message, and clicking "send " That's all there is to it! Back to Top
Electronic Mail -- Messages, usually text, sent from one person to another via computer Email can also be sent automatically to a large number of addresses (Mailing List)
Messages, usually text, sent from one person to another via computer E-mail can also be sent automatically to a large number of addresses See also: Listserv ®, SMTP