An e-mail address defines the location of an individuals mailbox on the Internet. You can send a message to anyone around the world if you know their e-mail address.
An address consists of two parts, separated by the @ (at) symbol.
| TEACHCTE | @ | COMCAST.NET |
User
Name | @ | Domain
Name |
- User Name: The name of the persons account. This can be a real name or a nickname.
- Domain Name: The location of the person's account. Periods separate the various parts of the domain name.
NOTE: An e-mail address cannot contain spaces.
The last few characters in an e-mail address usually indicate the type of organizatiion and/or country the person belongs to. Examples include:
| Organization | Description | Country | Description |
|---|
| com | commercial | au | Australia |
| gov | government | ca | Canada |
| net | network | it | Italy |
| edu | education | jp | Japan |
| mil | military | us | United States |
| org | organization
(often non-profit) | | |
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