GLOSSARY OF E-MAIL TERMS

Bounce - Email returned to sender for various reasons. Carbon Copy (CC)- email feature which allows user to send an originai message to someone other than originai recipient Domain Name - all computers on Internet have assigned unique names to ensure email and other information goes to and from the right computers. Email - allows users to send and receive messages to each other over the Internet, usually in text form. All computers users with access to the Internet use emali. Email address - every user has their own unique email address. You might obtain one at home from a commerciai onune service or through a locaì Internet service provider. At school, contact the school's technology coordinator. Email program - the software by which users send and receive electronic messages. Exampìes are Eudora or MCI Mail. Infobot - or maiìbot, an emali address that automatically returns information requested by the user Keypals - emali penpaìs. Listserv - an interactive email message base addressing a particular topic or interest Logon or login - to sign onto a computer system Mailing Iist - a topic-oriented message base that can be read and posted to using emaiì. Message Header - the top portion of an email message, composed of: To:, From:, Subject:, CC:, BCC:, and Attachment Fields. Message Body - the large bìank space below the message header where you type your message. Online - when you're Iogged onto a computer through your modem. Server - computer available for use on the Internet Signature - feature of email program that automaticaììy attaches the user name, email address, and any personaìized notations to electronic messages. User account - the connection given to the user through some Internet service provider, denoted by a username, emaiì address, and password. User id - unique user identity or address assigned to the user when registering to access a teìecommunications service. Appears before the @ in an emaiì address.