Electronic Mail

Going Further

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This chapter has taught you the rudiments of email by illustrating use of a popular web mail service. We have only discussed the basics. For more details, check the help at Yahoo or of whatever email program you are using.

There are other options besides web email. For example, many prefer to use their browser's mail interface or a standalone email program such as Eudora or Outlook. If you decide to use a program like Eudora or Outlook, you will find that its usage, and even much of the layout of the interface, is very similar to that described here.

Those with accounts on larger computers may choose to send and receive mail there, perhaps using programs like Pine that allow remote access by Telnet or serial modem connections. Although the mail interface may then look quite different from the graphical interface examples described here, the general principles related to composing, sending, and reading messages will remain similar.