Email+email+server+list+server

=3.4 Internet=

Email email server list server
Email Email  is simply the shortened form of electronic mail, a protocol for receiving, sending and storing electronic messages. Email  has gained popularity with the spread of the Internet. In many cases,  email   has become the preferred method of communication. In many cases, users receive, send and store  email   based on one of two standards, SMTP or POP. SMTP stands for simple message transfer protocol. POP stands for Post Office Protocol. Though there is some amount of confusion over what these two protocols mean, the explanation is rather simple. POP is a protocol for storage of  email. SMTP is a protocol for sending and receiving. In the beginning, email usage required having a program dedicated to the application, or at least having an email service provider with a system set up to handle it. The software for the application is called email client software. Some common programs include: Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Opera Mail, Eudora and Pegasus Mail. Many are available for free through open sources. Advantages are: · It's **fast** - Messages can be sent anywhere around the world in an instant It's **cheap** - Transmission usually costs nothing, or at the most, very little · It's **simple** - Easy to use, after initial set-up · It's **efficient** - Sending to a group can be done in one step · It's **versatile** - Pictures, power points or other files can be sent too. · Email is effective in providing quick answers to yes and no, type questions. eg. Do you do international delivery? · Email is effective in finding the right person in an organisation or company to answer your question. · Email is good to make appointments for busy people. · Email can distribute information quickly to many people for the time it takes to email one person. Disadvantages are: · Email can become time consuming for answering complicated questions and misunderstandings can arise because cultural differences in the interpretation of certain words. The telephone is much better for providing detailed answers or if you feel that the question is not absolutely clear. · Email can compromise the security of an organisation because sensitive information can be easily distributed accidently or deliberately. Email should be entrusted to well trained and trusted staff members. · Email can become impersonal or misunderstood.
 * What is an email? **

Email server A program running on a server that is constantly connected to the Internet. Unlike the email client the email server is responsible for transporting the email from the sender to the recipients email server. Email servers also store email data prior to delivery.
 * What is an email server? **

List Server A list server (mailing list server) is a program that handles subscription requests for a mailing list and distributes new messages, newsletters, or other postings from the list's members to the entire list of subscribers as they occur or are scheduled. (A list server should not be confused with a //mail server//, which handles incoming and outgoing e-mail for Internet users.)Two commonly-used list servers are listserv and Majordomo. Lyris is a list server that is free for users maintaining very small mailing lists and scales up in price for those managing thousands of mailing list subscribers.
 * What is a list server? **