Module 2 Tasks

Email Tasks

Here are the results i have come up with for the email tasks.

1. What information about a user's email, the origin of a message, and the path it took, can you glean from an email message?

You can see who it has come from and obtain their username, domain name and see whether it was forwarded to other people or groups.

2.In what cases would you find it useful to use the 'cc', 'bcc' and 'reply all functions of email?

CC: Is used to send a copy of the email to another person apart from the main recipient.

BBC: Is used to send a blind copy of the email so the main recipient can not see who else it has been forwarded to.

Reply All: Is used to reply to all the emails within the email message.

3. In what ways can you ensure that an attachment you send will be easily opened by the receiver?

Ensuring that they are running the same program as the attachment so it can be opened. You can also use a more standard program to compile the attachment so it can be easily opened by the other person

4. What sorts of filters or rules do you have set up, and for what purpose?

I have filters set up to filter my emails from different sectors of my life. For example Uni mails are filtered to different folders as well as work emails and my friends/contacts emails. I also use a weekend rule when at work, to ensure people understand that any emails sent on the weekend will be responded to on Monday.

5. How have you organised the folder structure of your email and why?

As with my filters, i have organised folders for the different areas of my life such as Work, Uni and friends. This has helped me manage my emails as i can search emails easier and archive them within each of the folder groups. All round it is much neater.