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This guide covers the basics of setting up an e-mail program, sending, recieving and replying to e-mail, managing the received messages, mailing lists, sending documents, and security issues.

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• Acknowledgments(p. vii)
• About the Author(p. ix)
• Foreword(p. xi)
• Introduction(p. xiii)
• Why Internet E-mail?(p. xiii)
• Are There Drawbacks?(p. xvi)
• Your Clients Want to Send E-mail to You(p. xvii)
• About This Book(p. xix)
• Chapter 1 E-mail Basics(p. 1)
• Getting an E-mail Account(p. 1)
• Choosing an E-mail Program(p. 3)
• How E-mail Works(p. 9)
• Chapter 2 Setting Up Your E-mail Program(p. 11)
• Your E-mail Program's Main Screen(p. 11)
• The Menu Bar(p. 14)
• The Toolbar(p. 15)
• A Tour of Your Mailboxes(p. 20)
• Your E-mail Address(p. 21)
• How to Find E-mail Addresses(p. 24)
• How to Configure Your E-mail Program(p. 25)
• How to Create a Signature(p. 30)
• Chapter 3 Composing and Sending E-mail(p. 35)
• Connecting to the Internet for a Mail Run(p. 35)
• Addressing and Address Books(p. 37)
• Using the To, CC, and BCC Fields(p. 40)
• Using the Subject Line(p. 41)
• Typing the Message(p. 41)
• Sending with Stationery(p. 43)
• Understanding Message Formats and E-mail Style Guidelines(p. 44)
• Following E-mail Netiquette(p. 49)
• Requesting Return Receipts(p. 52)
• Chapter 4 Receiving and Replying to E-mail(p. 53)
• Checking for Incoming E-mail(p. 53)
• Reading the Message Header(p. 54)
• Should Messages Be Copied or Moved?(p. 57)
• Replying to E-mail(p. 58)
• Quoting Dos and Don't(p. 60)
• Forwarding Messages(p. 61)
• Chapter 5 Managing Your E-mail(p. 63)
• Filtering Messages(p. 63)
• Storing Messages(p. 68)
• Deleting Messages(p. 69)
• Checking E-mail from Another Computer(p. 70)
• Chapter 6 Using Mailing Lists for Global Discussions(p. 73)
• Why Mailing Lists?(p. 73)
• Finding Appropriate Mailing Lists(p. 76)
• Subscribing to Mailing Lists(p. 77)
• Getting Help (and Getting Out)(p. 79)
• Sending and Receiving Messages from the List(p. 80)
• Observing List Netiquette (and More Flame Avoidance)(p. 82)
• Chapter 7 Sending More Than Text(p. 85)
• Attaching Files(p. 86)
• Handling Attachments(p. 88)
• Avoiding Attachment Pitfalls(p. 89)
• The Somewhat Gory Details of Attachments(p. 90)
• Chapter 8 Dealing with Security, Encryption, and Ethics Concerns(p. 93)
• Understanding Security Considerations(p. 94)
• Encrypting for Pretty Good Privacy(p. 95)
• Using Digital Certificates(p. 101)
• A Word about Ethics Opinions and Encrypted E-mail(p. 103)
• Addressing the Legal and Ethical Issues of E-mail(p. 103)
• Chapter 9 Conclusion(p. 107)
• Appendix A Learning More(p. 109)
• Mail Errors(p. 109)
• Push Technology(p. 110)
• What About Viruses?(p. 113)
• Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam...(p. 115)
• Appendix B E-mail Program Sources(p. 119)
• About the URLs in This Book(p. 119)
• Eudora(p. 120)
• Microsoft Outlook Express(p. 120)
• Netscape Messenger(p. 120)
• Other E-mail Software(p. 120)
• Program Reviews(p. 121)
• Appendix C Glossary of E-mail Terms(p. 123)
• Appendix D Additional Online Resources(p. 131)
• General E-mail Reference(p. 131)
• Domain Names and Internet Service Providers(p. 131)
• Eudora(p. 132)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer(p. 132)
• Netscape Navigator(p. 132)
• Web-based E-mail(p. 133)
• E-mail Address Directories(p. 133)
• Netiquette(p. 133)
• Mailing Lists(p. 133)
• E-mail Attachments(p. 134)
• PGP(p. 135)
• E-mail Ethics Issues(p. 135)
• E-mail Virus Hoaxes(p. 136)
• Junk E-mail(p. 136)
• Index(p. 137)