E-mail Address

E-mail addresses take the form "personid@computer.domain". The address of the RPAP MIS Coordinator is bmccombs@ucalgary.ca, which represents "Dr. Barrie McCombs AT The University of Calgary, Canada".

PersonID

• Your identity on the host computer
• Example: “bmccombs” (Dr. Barrie McCombs)

"@" sign

• Separates the PersonID and the Host Name
• It distinguishes an e-mail address from an Internet website address

Computer

• The name of the host computer.
• Example: "ucalgary" (The University of Calgary)

Domain

• A group to which the host computer belongs
• Example: "ca" (a Canadian host)

Country Domain Names

• .ca – Canada
• .us – Unites States (uncommon)
• .uk – United Kingdom
• .au – Australia

Organization Domain Names

• .com – a commercial company
• .org – a non-profit organization
• .edu – an American educational institution
• .gov – an American government agency
  Note: Information from ORG, EDU, and GOV sites is often more likely to be unbiased