In its early days, the Internet was a means of work used only by a privileged few. Over the years, the situation has changed. Access is given to everyone. Its popularization has particularly ensured that it has even become one of the most used communication channels by the general public. More and more Internet users are then creating an email box on the Internet to better send each other messages containing various information.
What is an Internet mailbox?
The mailbox on the Internet is also called email, e-mail, mail or electronic mail. It is a service for transmitting textual elements or various files based on the Internet network. Messages are sent from one electronic mailbox to another which is indicated by the sender.
It should be noted that creating an email box on the Internet must always go through a web browser. This can be Google, Yahoo, etc.
The first collective messaging system was created in 1967 by Douglas Engelbart’s team. The project is named NLS for the oN-Line System.
What is an email box made of?
The email address is a string of characters. They can be letters, numbers, and specific signs. In most cases, it is all three. Together, the email is received in your mailbox.
There are always three elements that are present in an email address. Here they are:
- The first part is called “the local part”. It is always provided by the user. It is therefore their identifier. It can be a name, a first name, a nickname, a department name, etc. It can also contain numbers.
- The second part is the separator character. It is always an at sign “@” which means “at”.
- The third and final part is the server address. Usually, this is a domain name that identifies the company hosting the address. The address may be a “.com”, “.org”, “.net”, and many others.
It should be noted that apart from the at the sign, specific characters such as parenthesis, quotation marks, etc. are not validated.
How does the internet mailbox work?
The operation of the electronic mailbox is based on the permanently active Internet network which ensures all web information exchanges are called “mail servers”. There are several on the Internet and each user is free to choose their own.
First, the user enters his email address. He writes the message and includes the content he wants to share with other Internet users. He then types the sending address in the box indicated and then sends everything by clicking on the “send” button. He simultaneously receives a message indicating the sending of his message. The recipient’s server signals the arrival of a new message to its user. When the latter opens his email, his server sends him the message via the IMAP or POP protocol.
