Email is often used to distribute viruses and other malicious programs that can harm your computer. These programs are often distributed as attachments that will install the malicious application on your system when you click to open them. You may receive an email that appears to come from Microsoft or another legitimate source, including images [...]
The typical phishing scam involves an email that looks like it was sent by a legitimate organization such as a bank, credit card company, or online store such as eBay or Paypal. The email usually claims your account has expired or needs to be updated, or it will be suspended or closed. The email invites [...]
The term spam refers to unsolicited emails. Spam is often sent by mass mailing operations that use computers to send millions of messages in a short period of time. Spam has become a popular marketing tactic because it is cheap and easy to send. Also, many spammers set up their accounts overseas in countries where [...]
Proper Internet etiquette is often referred to as Netiquette. Students and teachers can avoid embarrassing situations by adhering to some simple guidelines for electronic communication. The following is a list of standards for Netiquette: Always identify yourself and keep your messages brief and to the point. Remember that not everyone accesses email from a computer [...]
When you get a new message with an attachment you will see a paper clip icon next to that message’s subject line in your mailbox. You can open the message and use the appropriate menu option or shortcut to save the attached file(s) to your hard drive. In Outlook 2003 and Outlook Express, right-click on [...]
An attachment is simply an additional file sent with an email message. An attachment can be an image file, a Word document, or one of many other supported file types. When your recipients open your message, they can double-click on the attached file to open it with the program assigned to that file type on [...]
Once you have received a new email, you may need to send a reply to either the sender or everyone who has received the email, or you may need to forward the message to someone else. To reply only to the sender of the message, select the message in your mailbox and then click on [...]
To send a new message, open your email program and click on the appropriate icon in the toolbar at the top of the program’s window. In Outlook 2003, click on the New Mail Message icon. In Outlook Express, click on the Create Mail icon or choose File, New, Mail Message. In Thunderbird, click on the [...]
Most email programs will check your mailbox for new messages automatically when you open them. If your program does not, you may want to check your preferences (Tools, Options in both Outlook Express and Thunderbird). Checking your email is as simple as clicking on the appropriate icon in the toolbar. In Outlook 2003 and Outlook [...]
In order to send and receive email, you will need to install an email client or create an account with a webmail service. There are many email clients to choose from, including several free ones. One of the most popular email programs is Outlook, which is included with some versions of Microsoft Office (it can [...]
