Instructional Module NA19c

Inside Email: Types and Attachments

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This module illustrates the relationships between parts of email and email protocols. This is done using illustrative graphics. Rolling your mouse over various parts of the graphics triggers brief pop-up explanations, and clicking links to longer, off-site information.

Learn more about MIME types



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Audience

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This module is for people who are familiar with email (see background module NA10c) and want to learn more about how it works.

 
Objectives

On successful completion of this module, you will be able to:

  1. Define the acronym MIME mean and briefly describe what MIME is used for.
  2. Define the the acronym POP in the context of electronic mail, and briefly describe what POP is used for.
  3. Define the acronym SMTP, and briefly describe what SMTP is used for.
  4. Briefly explain how email travels over the Internet.
  5. Describe measures you can take to keep your email secure and private.
  6. Describe measures you can take to protect your computer from harmful email.
  7. Explain the difference between reading and composing email on a Web-based (or telnet-based) server, and reading and composing email on your own computer.
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Module NA19c: Inside Email: Types and Attachments
This document is part of a modular instruction series in Computer Instruction. For more information, see the overview or the list of modules in this series, NA: Network Applications. This document has been used in the following classes: INP 160.
History:
Original: 9 February 2005, by Laurence J. Krieg
Last modification: Monday, 31-Aug-2009 11:47:59 EDT
Copyright
Copyright © 2005, Laurence J. Krieg, Washtenaw Community College
Instructors: You may point to this file in your Web-based materials; however, its location may change without notice.
Students: You are welcome to make a copy for your personal use.
All other uses: Please contact the author, Laurence J. Krieg, for permission: krieg@ieee.org.
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