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Faizan
There are so many reason why email is beneficial to society. It's usually free and the person receiving it gets the message within seconds. People can also transfer files and pictures from one location to the another, making it almost a necessity in modern life.
History
Email has actually been around even before the Internet was in use. According to some accounts, MIT first developed Compatible Time-Sharing System (CTSS) in 1961. This allowed many users to log into an IBM 7094 from different dial-up terminals and store files online on a disk. This in turn encouraged users to share files and email started in 1965 for multiple people to communicate on a time-sharing mainframe computer. Email may have become network email, allowing users to communicate on different computers in 1966. In 1971, Ray Tomilson developed the @ sign to separate the user and the machine.
Benefits
Other then sending and receiving messages and pictures, email serves so many other purposes. The main function of email transfers written word with the speed of a telephone. It's a great way for small or large businesses to participate or monitor progress on a project. You can inform many people of the same thing featuring pictures and reports much easier and quicker than via a face-to-face meeting. You can make hundreds of people aware of business meetings or anything else with the click of the mouse. Email also has no time or place constraints. You can check, send and view emails anytime you need to. The main benefit of email is the low to no cost to use it.
Features
Most email options offer the same features. If you pay for your email services, you may receive a few more features that aren't available to those who use free email. Some will allow you to send files as big as 25MB, POP interfaces, add other email accounts, an address book, and a calendar. If you are paying for services, most will give you a personalized email address. Companies like BigString even allow you to destroy emails after they've been sent for free, sort of like a self-destructing email. Even with all these different features, almost all come with some sort of spam blocker and filter system to help you organize and filter out junk mail as people get bogged down with unwanted mail.
Size
One nice thing about email is that size limit on some email servers is unlimited. Many email services feature a certain amount of space available to store your emails. However, servers such as Yahoo offer users unlimited storage while most others offer 20GB, more or less.
Warnings
Although email has so many benefits and features, there are still some things you should be careful about. When sending an email, make sure you are sending it to the right people. It can be quite embarrassing to find out you sent a very personal or private email and everyone in your address book got it.
History
Email has actually been around even before the Internet was in use. According to some accounts, MIT first developed Compatible Time-Sharing System (CTSS) in 1961. This allowed many users to log into an IBM 7094 from different dial-up terminals and store files online on a disk. This in turn encouraged users to share files and email started in 1965 for multiple people to communicate on a time-sharing mainframe computer. Email may have become network email, allowing users to communicate on different computers in 1966. In 1971, Ray Tomilson developed the @ sign to separate the user and the machine.
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| The Benefits of eMail |
Other then sending and receiving messages and pictures, email serves so many other purposes. The main function of email transfers written word with the speed of a telephone. It's a great way for small or large businesses to participate or monitor progress on a project. You can inform many people of the same thing featuring pictures and reports much easier and quicker than via a face-to-face meeting. You can make hundreds of people aware of business meetings or anything else with the click of the mouse. Email also has no time or place constraints. You can check, send and view emails anytime you need to. The main benefit of email is the low to no cost to use it.
Features
Most email options offer the same features. If you pay for your email services, you may receive a few more features that aren't available to those who use free email. Some will allow you to send files as big as 25MB, POP interfaces, add other email accounts, an address book, and a calendar. If you are paying for services, most will give you a personalized email address. Companies like BigString even allow you to destroy emails after they've been sent for free, sort of like a self-destructing email. Even with all these different features, almost all come with some sort of spam blocker and filter system to help you organize and filter out junk mail as people get bogged down with unwanted mail.
Size
One nice thing about email is that size limit on some email servers is unlimited. Many email services feature a certain amount of space available to store your emails. However, servers such as Yahoo offer users unlimited storage while most others offer 20GB, more or less.
Warnings
Although email has so many benefits and features, there are still some things you should be careful about. When sending an email, make sure you are sending it to the right people. It can be quite embarrassing to find out you sent a very personal or private email and everyone in your address book got it.
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