How E-Mail Works

The advent of electronic mail not only revived the lost art of letter writing, but also revolutionized the way businesses communicate both within the office and with the consumer. In this video HowStuffWorks teaches you all about the system that routes billions of messages each day and keeps you connected -- it's simpler than you might think. Credits: , HowStuffWorks

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[paultheuglydog]

I got an email that said that someone who thought I was a nice person was going to give me 2 million dollars. So I gave them my name, ssn, birthdate, address, bank account number, debit card number, my phone number, and my mothers middle name. I sure hope that 2 million dollars gets here soon because my bank now says I have no money in my account. I wonder how this person found out I was nice.

[spress15]

TERRIBLE explanation! I only understand this because I really do understand how email works.

Suggest people look elsewhere for better info, maybe wikipedia.

[gatesbill73]

@paultheuglydog he was trying to trick you to steal money

[MrRickPR]

This video explains nothing. The email is not erased of the server if you use webmail it it is stored there until you erased it. This is may be a corporate server but not internet mail.

[MrMhere4u]

Now you can get paid for checking your email.

[AwesomeCalls]

I couldn't agree more. He didn't even explain POP3 and IMAP.

[felixthemaster1]

thanks!

this helped me for my college!