email: introduction

With the widespread computerization of the workplace in the 1990s, more and more communications were have been sent by electronic mail (also called email). Given the advantages of this means of communication, its use is likely to further increase, especially in administrative and business contexts.

In appearance an email message is much like a memorandum, with a "From" field, a "To" field, and a "Subject" field, followed by the body of the message. Nevertheless, there are significant differences, which soon become evident when this form of sending messages is used.

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