How Email Works

An electronic mailing system works in much the same way that the postal service we are used to operates.

Australia Post uses mail boxes, post offices and letters in envelopes with addresses on them, trucks, letter boxes and lots of people.

With email you will complete the same sort of operation sitting at your computer.

You will compose the message on your computer using your email package, (there are many packages available and we will direct you to individual tutorials on these later).
You will address your message by using simple commands from your email screen. At the receiving end your message will be received by a mail server which is a computer set aside for this function.
The mail server acts like a post office for the person receiving the mail, the message is held there ready for delivery. But instead of the Postie taking it to the house or business location of that person, he or she will collect it the next time they turn on the computer and look at their mail box to see if there are any new messages.