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Email (Electronic Mail). a message sent and received electronically via telecommunication links between computers. HSSC Web Server. webmail.hssc.edu.hk. Email Address Format. f99XXX@hssc.edu.hk. User Name. Host Name. General Features. sending & receiving emails attachments address book.
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Email (Electronic Mail) • a message sent and received electronically via telecommunication links between computers.
HSSC Web Server webmail.hssc.edu.hk
Email Address Format f99XXX@hssc.edu.hk User Name Host Name
General Features • sending & receiving emails • attachments • address book
General Features • Compose • creates a new email • InBox • keeps all incoming emails • SentBox • keeps the backup copy of the sent emails
General Email Features • Drafts • keeps the draft emails that can be sent later • Trash • keeps the deleted emails
Basic Info. for sending Email • To • the recipient email address • Subject • the email subject
Basic Info. for sending Email • Cc (optional) • carbon copy. A copy of message sent to a recipient other than the main recipient • Bcc (optional) • blind carbon copy. A copy of message sent to a recipient that is invisible to the main and carbon copy recipients
General Features • Attachments • attaches files to the email • Address book • organises email addresses into different groups
HSSC Web Mail http://webmail.hssc.edu.hk
Terms • POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) • a standard used in receiving email. • SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) • a standard used in sending email.
Email to Fax Format remote-printer.Your_Name/Your_Location @IDDCode_TelNumber.iddd.tpc.int Example remote-printer.Vincent/Rm_802 @85226367159.iddd.tpc.int
Search Engine • a program that searches for keywords in documents found on the Internet.
Popular Search Engines Yahoo! http://www.yahoo.com Alta Vista http://www.altavista.com Infoseek http://www.infoseek.com Lycos http://www.lycos.com
Popular Downloads Sites Download.com http://www.download.com TUCOWS NETWORKS http://www.tucows.com
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) • a standard used for exchanging files between computers on the Internet.