Email Basics

To create a Gmail account, go to Google’s account sign-up page, select Create account, and choose For my personal use. Google will then ask for your name, ...

Creating an email account is free and usually takes only a few minutes. You sign up with an email provider, choose an available email address and create a ...

To get an email with your own domain, register a domain, choose an email provider that supports custom domains, and point the domain at that provider. The ...

People leave Gmail for all sorts of reasons, but the one that most changes which provider you should pick is privacy, so that is where this guide focuses. If ...

Phishing is a scam message that pretends to come from someone you trust so you click a link, open a file, pay money, or share private information such as a ...

Yes, email accounts can be hacked, but usually in ordinary, preventable ways. Most account takeovers happen through stolen, reused, or weak passwords, ...

An email signature is a block of text, and sometimes an image, added automatically to the end of your emails. It usually includes your name and contact ...

An email alias is an alternative email address that delivers messages to your existing inbox, rather than creating a separate account. For example, an alias ...

Choose IMAP unless you have a specific reason to use POP3. IMAP, or Internet Message Access Protocol, keeps your inbox in sync across devices. POP3, or Post ...

SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. It is the rule system email services use to send messages out and pass them towards the recipient’s email ...

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