HP Compaq Presario,Presario 5116 Quick Start Manual page 62

To send and receive e-
mail, you need an e-mail
address so that your
Internet Service Provider
(ISP) will know where to
"pick up" and "deliver"
mail.
E-mail extensions identify the
type of server where an
organisation resides. Some of
the most common e-mail
extensions and their
descriptions are as follows:
Extension Description
.org organisation
.com commercial
.net commercial
.edu education
Some ISPs allow you to pick an e-mail address, but others
require you to follow a set pattern:
your name
@
ISP server name
ISP names can be longer and more complex, but basically
anything to the right of the @ sign is the ISP server name and
anything to the left is the user name. For example:
Your ISP will guide you through the process of selecting an
Internet name and address unique only to you.