Postal Address Versus E-Mail Address

Postal Address Versus E-Mail Address

To send snail mail, you need to put the recipient's name and address on the front of the letter. The postal service then delivers the letter to the correct address. Similarly, to send an e-mail, you need to put the recipient's e-mail address on the e-mail. An e-mail address identifies the individual user who should receive the e-mail, allowing the e-mail servers to deliver the mail to the right person.

E-mail addresses have two parts: the name of the e-mail user and the name of the e-mail server. The name of the user sits before the @ sign, and the name of the server sits after the @ sign. For example:

tweedledee@fredsco.com