thumb|right|This screenshot shows the "Inbox" page of an email client; users can see new emails and take actions, such as reading, deleting, saving, or responding to these messages. thumb|When a "robot" on Wikipedia makes changes to image files, the uploader receives an email about the changes made. Electronic mail (usually shortened to email; alternatively hyphenated e-mail) is a method of transmitting and receiving digital messages using electronic devices over a computer network. It was conceived in the late–20th century as the digital version of, or counterpart to, mail (hence e- + mail).
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Email is a method of transmitting and receiving digital messages between people using electronic devices connected to a computer network. It became important as a digital alternative to traditional mail, allowing people to send and receive written messages quickly and easily.
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- Terminology
- History
- Operation
- Message format {{anchor|Internet Message Format}}
- Message header
- Header fields
- Message body
- Content encoding
- Plain text and HTML
- Servers and client applications
- Filename extensions
- URI scheme mailto
- Types
- Web-based email
- POP3 email servers
- IMAP email servers
- MAPI email servers
- Uses
- Business and organizational use
- Email marketing
- Personal use
- Personal computer
- Mobile
- Declining use among young people
- Issues
- Attachment size limitation
- Information overload
- Spam
- Malware
- Email spoofing
- Email bombing
- Privacy concerns
- Legal contracts
- Flaming
- Email bankruptcy
- Internationalization
- Tracking of sent mail
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|This screenshot shows the "Inbox" page of an email client; users can see new emails and take actions, such as reading, deleting, saving, or responding to these messages. thumb|When a "robot" on Wikipedia makes changes to image files, the uploader receives an email about the changes made.
Electronic mail (usually shortened to email; alternatively hyphenated e-mail) is a method of transmitting and receiving digital messages using electronic devices over a computer network. It was conceived in the late–20th century as the digital version of, or counterpart to, mail (hence e- + mail). Email is a ubiquitous and very widely used communication medium; in current use, an email address (commonly local-part + @ + domain name) is often treated as a basic and necessary part of many processes in business, commerce, government, education, entertainment, and other spheres of daily life in most countries.