Gateway PC Personal Computer User Manual


 
Using e-mail 47
Using e-mail
E-mail (electronic mail) lets you send messages to anyone who has an Internet
connection and e-mail address. E-mail is a free service of your Internet
account.
The Internet never closes, so you can send e-mail messages at any time. Your
e-mail messages arrive at most e-mail addresses in minutes.
An e-mail address consists of a user name, the @ symbol, and the Internet
domain name of the Internet Service Provider (ISP) or company that “hosts”
that user. Your e-mail address is assigned when you sign up for an account
with an ISP. For example, a person with an account with the Gateway.net ISP
might have an e-mail address that is similar to this one:
Sending e-mail
To send e-mail using Gateway.net or AOL:
1 Connect to your Gateway.net or AOL account.
2 Click
Create Mail.
- OR -
Click
Write.
3 Type the e-mail address of the recipient you want to send e-mail to in
the
Send To box.
4 Type the subject of your e-mail in the Subject box.
5 Type the e-mail message.
6 When finished, click
Send Now.
Your e-mail is sent over the Internet to the e-mail address you specified.
jdoe@gateway.net
User name Internet domain name
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