Compaq Presario 5BW474 - Manual (Page 46)

M Y P RESARIO —G ETTING S TARTED W ELCOME TO THE W EB 4-7
To send and receive eMail,
you need an eMail address
so that your Internet Service
Provider (ISP) will know
where to “pick up” and
“deliver” mail.
The My Presario—Learning
More guide on this CD has
information on finding eMail
addresses.
eMail extensions identify the
type of server where an
organization resides. Some of
the most common eMail
extensions and their
descriptions are as follows:
Extension Description
.org organization
.com commercial
.net commercial
.edu education
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Understanding eMail Addresses
Some ISPs allow you to pick an eMail 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:
Your ISP will guide you through the process of selecting an
Internet name and address unique only to you.