1. E-mail at a Glance: Why Use E-mail?
Electronic mail, or e-mail, is the most frequently used service on the Internet for many reasons:
- Send a message any time, anywhere and the recipient can read it at his or her convenience.
- Send the same message to multiple recipients.
- Forward information without retyping it.
- E-mail is fast, usually taking no more than a few seconds to be received.
- Attach digital files to your messages, including electronic documents, video clips, music and photos.
- Send messages around the world as easily as to someone down the block.
