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12. How does e-mail work?
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Just as a letter makes stops at different postal stations along its way, e-mail passes from one computer, called a mail server, to another as it travels over the Internet. Once it arrives at its destination, the message is stored in an electronic mailbox until your friend retrieves it. With the Internet, this whole process takes seconds. You can send e-mail to anyone who has an e-mail address, anywhere in the world.
To get e-mail, you need an e-mail account. This is similar to having an address where you can receive letters.
Mail Server
A mail server is a computer connected to the Internet that routes e-mail and stores it in electronic mailboxes.
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1. What is the Internet?
2. Why should I use the Internet?
3. What is the World Wide Web?
4. What are a web page and a website?
5. How does the Web work?
6. What's a home page?
7. How do I move around the Web?
8. What does .com mean?
9. What's the story with all those funny slashes and dots?
10. What's e-mail?
11. What's so great about e-mail?
12. How does e-mail work?
13. How can I send e-mail to my friend?
14. Are there ways to have fun with e-mail?
15. What about chat? What is it?
16. Is there anything I should know when I'm in a chat room?
17. How do I find cool websites?
18. How can I find information like a phone number or e-mail address?
19. Is there anything I need to be afraid of on the Internet?
20. Can I listen to music or see movies on the Net?
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