ABSTRACT

Electronic messages can be retrieved from any locale with phone service and at any time. Electronic Mail (E-mail) allows online communicator to transcend distance and time zones. Picking a system is not a quick and easy decision, because there are nearly 20 services currently available which provide E-mail services of varying sophistication. They fall into two categories, dedicated E-mail services and information services that provide E-mail and many other services. E-mail encourages brevity and precision in its communications. MCI Mail is one of the largest and most popular of the dedicated E-mail systems. E-mail can be sent to multiple recipients at once, all from the same letter. The E-mail services are no extra charge over the system's usual news, software downloading, stock prices, weather, and other services. A study from Market Intelligence Research Co. of Palo Alto, California says that, because of the number of personal computers in use, the E-mail industry is headed for a period of strong growth.