Email
Email is probably the most important Internet application
available today. It has been proven to be the killer application of the
Internet. Essentially, email refers to sending a text message electronically to
a recipient. The email message is stored in the recipient’s email mail box
until it can be read.
Email has many applications. The most obvious is to simply
send a text message to somebody else. It is also possible to send an email
message to more people by adding additional people to the cc or bcc lines.
Furthermore, there are complete email list management software tools available,
that allow you to set up an email mailing list containing many thousands of
addresses.
Email has revolutionised the way business is done. In the
past, it was necessary to send out a letter and then wait for days or weeks to
get a reply. Using email, the same message can be delivered in a matter of
seconds.
The features that have made email popular could also prove
to be its downfall. One problem is that it is very easy and cheap for somebody
to send out email to thousands or even millions of people. In fact, spam or
unsolicited commercial bulk email as it is also known, is a huge problem today.
