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How email works - and how to send it well

From the first messages on early networks to newsletters, clients and the rules for commercial mail.
What happens between writing a message and its arrival in the inbox.
Ten rules to know before a business sends commercial email.
The free programs worth installing to read and write mail.

Background

Email was never invented - it grew

It developed step by step alongside the Internet itself. The history of email messaging tells how.

Online marketing, explained

What online marketing is, why it works - and where email fits in.

Start here

New to email? Begin with the basics.

How a message is composed, sent through servers and delivered - in plain words.

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Top 10 Free E-mail client Software

Top 10 Free E-mail client Software

E-mail is not as popular as it once was. People often contact each other through Facebook rather than use their e-mail, but there is still need for an e-mail, especially for a more private form of communication.

How email works

How email works

Email or electronic mail has changed the way we send and receive mail worldwide. Once a message has been composed on the screen, it can be sent with the click of a button.