How does email work?

Email is one way-a very popular way, to use the internet. It is a piece of text sent from a user to a recipient. This peice of text that you type is usually broken down into packets that are then transported through the mail server. One email is usually sent in steps, or "hops". There are a few thigns you must need to send the email. first, you need to be connected to a mail server that is able to transfer your message. Also, the address you send to must have a valid name and domain, which the server will locate. The client that receives the email puts the packets back together into a form a person can understand. Email is actually very similar to snail mail. You must have a way to send your mail (post office), and a destination (recipient address). However, email is much faster and is broken down during travel, but the two concepts are actually very similar.


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