Definition and History of Electronic Mail Email

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Definition and History of Electronic Mail Email

Rancakmedia.com – The following is an explanation of the meaning and history of electronic mail that you might want to learn about. Come on, read the article below carefully.

People in Indonesia may not realize the huge benefits of storing data and information in the Cloud. Especially in this digital era, when 80 percent of the population currently relies heavily on complex but easy-to-use technology in daily tasks.

When you use a service like Gmail, you demonstrate your dependence on the Cloud Computing system for your data storage needs.

When an email attachment is above 25 MB in size, Google will ask the user to upload the file to its Cloud Drive. Gmail will then include a link to the file instead of the actual file itself in the email.

Understanding Electronic Mail Email

Email is an abbreviation of Electronic Mail, or Electronic Mail (email) in Indonesian, a letter sent via electronic means, namely the internet network. With electronic mail or email, someone can send text manuscripts, images, or even send applications or files to someone who obviously also has email (electronic mail).

Because this email uses the internet network, the address also matches the email service provider on the internet. Examples of email service providers include yahoo.com, google.com, etc.

History of Electronic Mail Email

Electronic mail began to be used in the 1960s. The internet as we know it today did not exist back then; instead, there is just a network of connected computers. The definition of e-mail itself was originally put forward by Ray Tomlinson, a computer engineer towards the end of 1971.

Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN) was an American military contractor for which Ray Tomlinson was a worker at the time. Software called SNDMSg was first used by Ray to leave messages on computers so that other people using the computer could see what was left behind.

The SNDMSG application can then transmit with other computers on the ARPnet network via the CYPNET file protocol. That was the beginning of e-mail.

The email message that was originally sent by Ray and was the first email in the world was "QWERTYYUIOP" Ray was the first to use the @ symbol to limit the user ID from the domain in an email address in 1972.

Electronic Mail Function E-mail

Email can be used for the following purposes:

E-mail, which is often called electronic mail, is a type of electronic correspondence where messages are sent briefly and generally (community).

Delivery Media

With email you can send data all over the world and of course the sender and the data sent both use an email address, not a home address. Not only that, by using email you can send information to many people in just minutes or even seconds.

Effective, Efficient and Cheap

Sending data via email is very effective, efficient and affordable. This eliminates the need to go to the post office just to send a picture or submit a job application. Fast and cheap delivery to the address you want can be done with just an internet connection and an email address.

If you run a company on the internet or an online business, you can send product promotions to your customers by utilizing your existing customer email list.

Via email, you can get the latest information from around the world that you want by becoming a subscriber to information from the media you choose.

Create a Blog or Website

You can start a blog or website using email. With e-mail, you can make connections with friends or other people. Social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ can also be used in place of traditional email methods.

Types of E-mail

Of course we already know what is called e-mail. Email has come in handy for many things in our lives, including school assignments, work-related correspondence, and so on.

POP MAIL, Web-Based E-Mail, and E-Mail Forwarding appear to be the most widely used email methods, based on the services offered. There are advantages and disadvantages to using different types of email.

POP MAIL Pop Based Email

E-mail is e-mail that utilizes a POP server, namely a computer that can send e-mail from the user to the intended e-mail address and vice versa. On a POP server every email sent to a user who already has an account on the account server will be stored in a directory.

So when a user connects the server, all emails addressed to him will be sent to the client computer, conversely when the user wants to send an email to an address, the email will be sent to the POP server and will then be forwarded to the destination address.

The benefit of POP-based email is that it can be viewed offline (not connected to the internet). The computer can be accessed via the internet, which can be connected to an email address server to download emails, followed by disconnection from the internet.

We can reconnect the computer to the internet and send the reply e-mail we just wrote when we have finished reading and responding. That way, we don't need to be connected to the internet for a long time, so internet connection costs are cheaper.

As a drawback of using POP mail, we cannot access our email from any location. We need to reset the system on another computer before you can continue.

In addition, if you use internet access where the cost calculation is based on downloaded files, not depending on the duration of the connection, the costs incurred will be the same.

An email client application, such as MS Outlook, Eudora, MS Outlook Express, Pegasus, or Netscape Communicator, is required to retrieve the email from the server email address and send the email.

Web Based Mail Web Based Email

Websites that provide mail services, such as yahoo mail (mail.yahoo.com), google gmail, and hotmail, all provide web-based mail as an option for their users. In general, web-based mail is offered free of charge by the websites that provide it.

We can also access our email from almost anywhere. Due to the fact that this kind of email can only be viewed online, it requires a more expensive internet connection. However, certain email service provider websites come with POP3 services.

Email Forwarding

Is an email service that forwards the email it receives to another email address. People who frequently change email addresses will appreciate the convenience of this email format. Email forwarding has the benefit of obfuscating the sender's true email address.

Furthermore, if we change our email address, we do not need to notify the new address. you just need to provide a forwarding email address. The downside of this kind of email is that it is just an intermediary and has to send the received email to another address. Emails take longer to reach the original email address.

Benefits of Electronic Mail E-mail

Undeniably, email is one of the most important tools in internet commerce. A place where we can communicate regularly and build relationships with potential customers.

There are several advantages to using e-mail in everyday life, including the following:

  1. Email allows us to communicate with anyone on the internet, anywhere in the world, for the cost of a local credit card.
  2. With e-mail, material is sent electronically so that it reaches its destination very quickly.
  3. Send to multiple recipients at once.
  4. Have the ability to facilitate communication with individuals from all over the world.
  5. A method of regularly subscribing to certain types of information.

Steps for creating an email via Yahoo Mail

To compose an email, you must do the following:

  1. Open the site www.yahoo.com
  2. A new page will appear then select "sign in" in the top right corner
  3. Click “create account”
  4. Fill in all the data according to your identity
  5. Fill in the first and last name with the name you will use as the name on your Ymail account
  6. Yahoo username, fill in the name or word according to your taste. That name will later be used as your email name
  7. For the password column, you fill in the password that you will use for your Yahoo account
  8. At the bottom enter your telephone number
  9. For date of birth, adjust it to your date of birth
  10. Then select your gender/sex
  11. For optional recovery number (not required)
  12. Once everything has been filled in correctly, click create account
  13. And if a page appears saying that your email was successfully created, it means you have successfully created a new email on Yahoo Mail.

How to Create an E-mail Electronic Letter

There are various sites that provide free email services. Maill, I'm referring to Gmail and Yahoo!. Here's how to create an email, namely:

  1. First, open the site www.gmail.com
  2. Look in the top right corner, click the login button
  3. Then click create account
  4. Then you will be asked to fill out a form based on your biodata
  5. For the "choose username" column, fill in a name or word (6-30 characters). This name or word will later become your e-mail address.
  6. If words like this appear "The username is already used by someone else" meaning the word or name you entered is already used by someone else, then look for a name or name that is not already used by someone else to use as your e-mail address.
  7. For the "Password and confirm your password" column, fill in your password. Try to create a password that is easy to remember but difficult for other people to guess.
  8. In the "Date of Birth" column, fill in your date of birth, in the year column, fill in your year of birth. And for month, fill in your birth month
  9. In the gender column, select your gender
  10. For the cellphone column, fill in your telephone number (not required)
  11. There is no need to fill in the column "your current email address".
  12. And in the column "prove you are not a robot" look at the picture then write what is in the picture
  13. For “location” select Indonesia
  14. Then check/tick "I agree to Google's terms of service and privacy policy"
  15. After that, click the “next step” button
  16. Wait a few moments (a new page will appear)
  17. There you will be asked to verify the account you just created. In the telephone number section, fill in your telephone number, under it tick "order only (SMS) then click "continue"
  18. You may not go through the steps above because sometimes Google doesn't ask you to verify your account.
  19. Then you are asked to enter the verification code. Look at the incoming SMS on your cellphone (repeat step 17 if the SMS hasn't arrived yet)
  20. Note down the code you received via SMS then enter the code in the column provided
  21. Click continue
  22. Then a new page will appear, and an option will appear whether you want to create a G+ profile or not.
  23. And your email address can be used

Example of an E-mail Electronic Mail Address

To contact a specific mailbox on a mail server, enter the address here: Sahrudin@yahoo.com, name of the mail server to which the user is addressed, details: When used in this context, the term “subdomain” indicates that the domain on the computer is part of the business/ commercial.

An email address consists of two parts, as in the example above, to the left of the @ sign is called the user id (paksiman), which shows the identity of the email owner.

Depending on the owner, this user id can be anything from a full name to a nickname or even a number.

Meanwhile, the text that follows the @yahoo.com symbol is called the domain name/hostname which determines the identification of the domain where the e-mail (mail server) is stored.

Starting in the 1980s, electronic mail could be enjoyed by the entire population. Currently, many postal companies in many countries have reduced their profits because consumers no longer use mail services.

FAQ

Below we have summarized some frequently asked questions about email, as follows:

What is the use of CC in email?

This CC functions to send emails to several other recipients simultaneously. But all recipients can see that the others also have a copy, and they can see each other's email addresses.

Conclusion

Email is an abbreviation of Electronic Mail, or Electronic Letter in Indonesian. Email is a letter sent via electronic means viz Internet Network. With email, you can make connections with friends or other people.

Social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ can also be used as a replacement for traditional email. E-mail has been useful for school assignments, work-related correspondence, and so on.

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Lutfi

Hi, let me introduce myself, Lutfi Hulasoh, I am a writer and techno blogger. I started creating a personal blog writing informative articles about the latest trends and developments in technology. My writing covers a wide range of topics, from mobile applications to artificial intelligence, and I can also provide easy-to-understand explanations to help readers understand complex concepts.