LA283 Section 2
                        Email: Session 9
                         February 6, 1996

I. Email: --electronic exchange of messages between individuals and computers
          --electronic communication
          --very fast and easy  
     
          -types of Email access and implementations
            mainframe based: user must log on to mainframe and perform Email
            functions there (example, PSUVM)

            client-server based: share tasks between client and server
               server: performs a service such as getting data,
                       routing electronic mail, finding addresses, .........etc etc
               client: program on end user's pc; there are many different
                       clients available on many different types of computers 
          Eudora is an example of an Email client.
          POPMAIL (pop3) is an example of a server.

2. Addressing and Email accounts
     Email addresses have two levels: userid@hostname
          jxh4@psuvm.psu.edu
          jhs1@oas.psu.edu
          janhs@stat.psu.edu
          jxh4@psu.edu			<----The "public address"

     Finding Email addresses 
          -phone books ("white pages"): ph
          -post to Usenet (soc.net-people)
          -contact postmaster at the site
	  -psuvm (utility is finduser)...note, finduser will only locate
          	 users on PSUVM

          ** MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD: ASK OR CALL THE PERSON **

3. Email readings available as links on the LA283 page
     From the LA283 page, scroll to Electronic Mail and Conferencing Systems
	Click on the highlighted link, Publications
		-go to Introduction to Electronic Mail or
		-Windows Eudora Light Manual
	Peruse some of the other links--these are great references!!!!

4. Overview of Eudora
     The POPserver paradigm         
     Eudora help
     Your personal "Eudora" diskette

5. The Eudora menu bar
          File
          Edit
          Mailbox
          Message
          Transfer
          Special                
          Window
          Help

6. Tailoring the Eudora environment
     Special-->Settings
     

7. Sending mail

8. Nicknames: 
     Window-->Nicknames
     Special-->Make Nicknames
     (uses the "header" information from a mail message)

9. Signature
     Window-->Signature (design and save your signature)
     Special-->Settings...turn Use signature on

10. Recipient list
     Window-->Nicknames ------> place X put in recipient list box
     Example: Message-->New Message to (provides a drop down list of
              all nicknames in recipient list)

11. Housecleaning and organization
     -default mailboxes: In Out Trash
     -creating additional mailboxes  Mailbox-->New
     -creating folders to organize mailboxes
     -keeping your mailboxes organized and "uncluttered"
          the Transfer menu and trash can

12. Sending attachments
     Message-->Attach Document