Harry's Hyperguide to Electronic Mail

This guide was originally written for the UIAH (TAIK) Internet server and FUNET in mind so it may not apply as well somewhere else. It's also under development when time allows so comments are welcome.

Mail is the most popular application in the Internet. With it you can reach millions of electronic mail users in the world. It reaches people even beyond the Internet via gateways many other electronic mail networks resulting in a global matrix or web of electronic communication paths.

  • Mail addressing
  • Finding addresses
  • Top level domains
  • Translating "strange" looking addresses to Internet format
  • How the mail is delivered?
  • Selecting software for Mail use
  • Written by
    hks