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Words and word combinations:
string – ряд, строка
login name – зарегистрированное пользовательское имя
mailbox – почтовый ящик
e-mail application – программа-приложение для работы с почтой
dramatically – значительно
to propagate – распространяться
mail gateway – почтовый шлюз
list server – сервер списков рассылки
executable program – исполняемая программа
to append – прикреплять, прилагать
attachment – приложение к письму
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions –
многоцелевые расширения почтовой службы
item – зд. файл, документ
cover letter – сопроводительное письмо
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ELECTRONIC MAIL
Electronic mail, or e-mail, is a widely used Internet application that enables individuals or groups of individuals to quickly exchange messages, even if they are separated by long distances. A user creates an e-mail message and specifies a recipient using an e-mail address, which is a string consisting of the recipient’s login name followed by an @ (at) sign and then a domain name. E-mail software transfers the message across the Internet to the recipient’s computer, where it is placed in the specified mailbox, a file on the hard drive. The recipient uses an e-mail application to view and reply to the message, as well as to save or delete it. Because e-mail is a convenient and inexpensive form of communication, it has dramatically improved personal and business communications.
In its original form, e-mail could only be sent to recipients named by the sender, and only text messages could be sent. E-mail has been extended in two ways, and is now a much more powerful tool. Software has been invented that can automatically propagate to multiple recipients a message sent to a single address. Known as a mail gateway or list server, such software allows individuals to join or leave a mail list at any time. Such software can be used to create lists of individuals who will receive announcements about a product or service or to create online discussion groups.
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E-mail software has also been extended to allow the transfer of non-text documents, such as photographs and other images, executable computer programs, and prerecorded audio. Such documents, appended to an e-mail message, are called attachments. The standard used for encoding attachments is known as Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME). Because the Internet e-mail system only transfers printable text, MIME software encodes each document using printable letters and digits before sending it and then decodes the item when e-mail arrives. Most significantly, MIME allows a single message to contain multiple items, enabling a sender to include a cover letter that explains each of the attachments.
1. Find the English equivalents in the text:
передача нетекстовых документов; намного более мощное средство; пользовательское имя получателя; разделенный большим расстоянием; включать сопроводительное письмо; использовать печатные буквы; просмотреть сообщение и ответить на него; кодировка приложений; распространяться автоматически; выполняемые компьютерные программы; многочисленные получатели; удалить сообщение
2. True or false?
1) E-mail software transfers the message to the recipient’s computer.
2) The standard used for encoding attachments is known as the IP standard.
3) E-mail enables individuals to quickly exchange messages.
4) Every recipient is specified by the e-mail address.
5) A domain name is not usually included in the e-mail address.
6) List server allows individuals to join or leave a mail list at any time.
7) All the non-text documents are called attachments.
8) The mailbox is a file on the hard drive of the PC.
3. Answer the questions:
1) Give the characteristic to the e-mail.
2) What is usually stated in an e-mail address?
3) What does the recipient use to process the message?
4) Why has e-mail improved personal and business communications?
5) What is the function of a mail gateway?
6) What is the range of use of list server software?
7) What do we call the attachments?
8) What is MIME?
4. Make up the summary of the text.
