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Group: electronic mail
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attachments to electronic mail
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computational mail
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electronic mail headers
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electronic meetings
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electronic news and blogs
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discussion groups, mail conversations, and teleconferencing
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mail databases
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multi-media and electronic mail
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responses to electronic mail
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restricted electronic mail
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routing electronic mailing
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semistructured messages for automated processing
coordination system
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digital communication
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distributed systems
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broadcasting information
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communication errors between people
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group names
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Internet
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name server or name directory
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personal information
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problem of information overload
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security issues with electronic mail
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using hypertext for cooperative work
Summary
Electronic mail remains a core application of the Internet. Using a simple protocol, users may exchange mail with others, largely for free.Unsolicited email, or spam, represents the bulk of email. Email may lead to flame wars where the messages carry more emotional weight than intended. (cbb 3/07)
Subtopic: alternatives to e-mail
Quote: in an office everything arrives by mail, so in Star messages are documents and documents are mailed [»smitDC4_1982] Quote: more than half of the messages sent or received would not have occurred without electronic mail; mostly between strangers [»feldMS12_1986] Quote: electronic mail encourages communication between strongly linked groups of people via weak ties [»feldMS12_1986] Quote: commercial message systems must allow for users with just a terminal [»schrMD2_1984]
Subtopic: statistics
Quote: KMS users have a mail box frame; messages created or appended to existing messages [»akscRM7_1988a] Quote: memo-based mail: mailbox, sender, recipients, point to point transport [»comeDE11_1986]
Subtopic: history
Quote: average Grapevine message shared by five inboxes; over half of messages to one inbox [»schrMD2_1984] Quote: some developers sent and received far more email messages than others; the averages and medians differ substantially Quote: while subjects received a median of nine email messages per day, they sent a median of zero per day; the content of these messages was rarely technical [»perrDE7_1994]
Subtopic: problems with e-mail
Quote: Unix communications network mainly used for software maintenance (1978) [»nowiDA8_1978]
Quote: abusive messages are easier in electronic mail; avoid using it when upset, angry, or intoxicated [»bishM10_1986] Quote: indicate sarcasm and humor if used in electronic mail [»bishM10_1986] Quote: email may be inappropriate for technical development because problem solving is iterative and may be complex
Topic: attachments to electronic mail (4 items)
Topic: computational mail (11 items)
Topic: electronic mail headers (3 items)
Topic: electronic meetings (24 items)
Topic: electronic news and blogs (25 items)
Topic: discussion groups, mail conversations, and teleconferencing (29 items)
Topic: mail databases (8 items)
Topic: multi-media and electronic mail (5 items)
Topic: responses to electronic mail (11 items)
Topic: restricted electronic mail (3 items)
Topic: routing electronic mailing (12 items)
Topic: semistructured messages for automated processing
(22 items)
Group: coordination system (8 topics, 217 quotes)
Group: digital communication (11 topics, 296 quotes)
Group: distributed systems (14 topics, 348 quotes)Topic: broadcasting information (18 items)
Topic: communication errors between people (4 items)
Topic: group names (16 items)
Topic: Internet (16 items)
Topic: name server or name directory (40 items)
Topic: personal information (41 items)
Topic: problem of information overload (23 items)
Topic: security issues with electronic mail (18 items)
Topic: using hypertext for cooperative work
(9 items)