Understanding E-mail Addresses | Compaq 4103TH guide

To send and receive e-mail, you need an e-mail address so that your Internet Service Provider (ISP) will know where to “pick up” and “deliver” mail.

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The My Presario—Learning More CD has information on finding e-mail addresses.

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E-mail extensions identify the type of server where an organisation resides. Some of the most common e-mail extensions and their descriptions are as follows:

Extension	Description
.org	organisation

.com	commercial
.net	commercial

.edu	education
.gov	government
	agencies

.mil	military

Understanding E-mail Addresses

Some ISPs allow you to pick an e-mail address, but others require you to follow a set pattern:

➜your name

➜@

➜ISP server name

ISP names can be longer and more complex, but basically anything to the right of the @sign is the ISP server name and anything to the left is the user name. For example:

3-6 WELCOME TO THE WEB

MY PRESARIO—GETTING STARTED

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Compaq 4103TH manual Understanding E-mail Addresses

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My Presario Getting Started Compaq Presario First Edition June Part Number Page Contents Speakers -12 Turning on the Speakers Creating Your Own CDs Inserting a Disk Into the Zip Drive Glossary Index Introduction Who Should Read This Guide? Using My Presario-Getting Started Computer Illustrations and Features Symbols and Graphics Used Find Information? Where Can Safety and Comfort Safety How Do I Find Information on the CD-ROM? Using My Presario-Learning More CD Using Your Computer What’s in Back? What’s in Front? Keyboard Basics Getting to Know the Standard Keyboard KeysMain keys Arrow keys Function keys Keyboard Buttons Using CD/DVD Control Buttons Using Internet Zone Buttons Help G and My Program D buttons Using Quick Launch Web Buttons Assigning.the My Program Button Adjusting the Volume Waking Your Computer Putting Your Computer to Sleep Cursor Sleep indicates the computer is in the sleep modeUnderstanding the System Status Lights Numbers Scrolling Accessing Software and FilesScroll Mouse Making Screen Selections Autoscrolling Turning on the Speakers Speakers DVD-ROM, Zip Drives Using the Diskette DriveUsing the Hard Drive Diskette, Hard Drive, CD-ROM Press the Load/Eject ≤ 1 button to open the drive Inserting a CD into the CD-ROM, CD-RW, or Playing an Audio CD Removing a Disc from a Drive Point to Programs, and then Compaq WinDVD Playing a DVD-ROM Movie Creating Your Own CDs Removing a Disk from the Zip Drive Inserting a Disk Into the Zip Drive Internet Video Camera Using Logitech QuickCam Internet Video Camera Using Your Computer Welcome to Web What Is the Internet? What Is a Hyperlink?Basic Concepts Internet Connection Connecting with AOL Web Searches Searching the Web Using AOL Setting Up Outlook Express E-mail MailTyping an E-mail Message Understanding E-mail Addresses Press the Instant E-mail ƒ button on the Internet keyboard Sending an E-mail Using Outlook Express Reading Your Outlook Express E-mail Messages Content Advisor Restricting Internet Content Welcome to the WEB Common 4 Tasks Print Basics Using the Menu to Print Playing Digital Audio Files Digital Audio Files Games Playing Preinstalled Games on Your Computer Software Installing Software from a CD, DVD, or Diskette Installing Software Downloaded from the Internet Need Some Help? Helpful Hints Entering Bios Cmos Setup Using the QuickRestore CD QuickRestore Compaq Support Audio CD-ROM, CD-RW, or DVD-ROM Diskette Drive Diskette drive cannot read a diskette Problem persists, run the WindowsMaintenance Wizard to repair the drive Diskette drive light stays on Display Monitor Failed Drive CommandsComputer, press the Reset button again Hard Drive Internet Access Keyboard and Scroll Mouse Memory Power Glossary Glossary MY PRESARIO-GETTING Started Glossary USB port universal serial bus port Index DVD-ROM See also ISP 2-5 Internet Video Camera See also mouse See also Internet Index