E-mail addresses

    Here's an example of an e-mail address similar to my students' addresses:

    985555@asojuku.ac.jp

    What does each part mean? Read this:

    jp

    		This person is in Japan.

    ac

    		"ac" means "academic". This person is at a school.

    asojuku

    		This is the server name. I know "ac" means school, so I now know that the school's server name is "asojuku".

    985555

    		This is the user name. The "user" is a person.
    Here's an example of another e-mail address; it's my address:

    billp@gol.com

    What does each part mean? Read this:

    com

    		"com" means "commercial" -- in other words, the person gets their e-mail address from a company. Most (but not all) "com" addresses are in the USA. You pronounce this the same way you pronounce the first part of the word "comment".

    gol

    		This is the server name. I know "com" means commercial, so I now know that the company's name is "GOL".

    billp

    		This is the user name. The "user" is a person.
    Take a look...


    Take a look at the URL for this page. Compare it to Bill's e-mail address (billp@gol.com). Can you see parts which are the same?

    1. On a piece of paper, write down the URL for this page.
    2. Write down Bill's e-mail address.
    3. Circle the parts which are the same.
    4. If you can, try to explain why these parts are the same.
    After you've finished writing down the answers to these questions, go to the next page.