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Review
. 1995 Dec 2;311(7018):1487-90.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.311.7018.1487.

Electronic mail

M Pallen  1
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Review

Electronic mail

M Pallen. BMJ. .

Abstract

Electronic mail (email) has many advantages over other forms of communication: it is easy to use, free of charge, fast, and delivers information in a digital format. As a text only medium, email is usually less formal in style than conventional correspondence and may contain acronyms and other features, such as smileys, that are peculiar to the Internet. Email client programs that run on your own microcomputer render email powerful and easy to use. With suitable encoding methods, email can be used to send any kind of computer file, including pictures, sounds, programs, and movies. Numerous biomedical electronic mailing lists and other Internet services are accessible by email.

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