Map Development Area (MDA)
Location:
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internet
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mail
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email-service
| E-Mail, Electronic Mail |
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Types:
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history:
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e-mail is older than the internet: started early 60s
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Comment:
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messages, usually text, sent from one person to another via computer networks
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Comment:
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exchange and retrieve of e-mails is achieved by several application protocols: SMTP (for sending) -- POP3, IMAP (for retrieving)
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history:
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e-mail was one of the first uses of the Internet and is still the most popular one
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history:
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spam, abuse and badly programmed user agents are a major problem
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