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Lec 6

The document discusses various internet services including email, newsgroups, file transfer protocol, internet relay chat, instant messaging, online services, and peer-to-peer networking. It provides information on how to configure email clients, email addresses, sending and receiving emails, and attaching files to emails. It also describes how newsgroups work, how FTP allows transferring files between computers, how IRC and IM enable real-time communication, and defines online services and peer-to-peer file sharing networks.

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Lec 6

The document discusses various internet services including email, newsgroups, file transfer protocol, internet relay chat, instant messaging, online services, and peer-to-peer networking. It provides information on how to configure email clients, email addresses, sending and receiving emails, and attaching files to emails. It also describes how newsgroups work, how FTP allows transferring files between computers, how IRC and IM enable real-time communication, and defines online services and peer-to-peer file sharing networks.

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CHAPTER 2B

E-MAIL AND OTHER INTERNET SERVICES


USING E-MAIL

• Exchanges messages with other users


• Messages reach destination in seconds
• Mail waits in mailbox until opened
• Text, audio, pictures and video messages

2B-2
USING E-MAIL

• Configuring e-mail
• e-mail clients read and send e-mail
• Outlook and Eudora are common
• Need name of mail server
• Need username and password
• Hotmail and Yahoo are online clients
• No configuration needed

2B-3
USING E-MAIL

• e-mail addresses
• Unique address
• Allows sending and receiving
• [email protected]
• Listserv
• Lists of e-mail addresses
• Each address gets the e-mail

2B-4
USING E-MAIL

• e-mail actions
• Create a new message
• Send an attachment
• Reply to e-mail
• Open attachments
• Forward an e-mail

2B-5
OTHER INTERNET FEATURES

• News
• Public board devoted to a topic
• Thousands of topics available
• Messages are called threads
• Users can create threads
• Users can comment on threads
• Need a news reader program

2B-6
OTHER INTERNET FEATURES

• File Transfer Protocol (FTP)


• Copies files from a remote computer
• FTP client is needed
• Some sites require a password

2B-7
OTHER INTERNET FEATURES

• Internet Relay Chat (IRC)


• Real time communication system
• Multi-users with many channels (rooms)
• Channels are dedicated to a topic
• All users can read the comments

2B-8
OTHER INTERNET FEATURES

• Instant messaging (IM)


• Private, real-time communication
• Message sent only to listed users
• Buddy lists contain IM names

2B-9
OTHER INTERNET SERVICES

• Online services
• Company that offers access by subscription
• Banks, games and research
• America Online offers content and Internet

2B-10
OTHER INTERNET SERVICES

• Peer-to-peer (P2P) services


• User computers are connected together
• No centralized organization
• Users can communicate directly
• Users can share files

2B-11
CHAPTER 2B
END OF CHAPTER

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