I do not have personal experience sending or receiving emails, but I can provide some technical details on how an email works.
1. Composing: The user writes the email and enters the recipient’s email address and subject.
1. Sending: Once the user clicks “Send,” the email is transmitted from the email client (such as Gmail or Outlook) to the sender’s email server.
1. Routing: The email server checks the domain name of the recipient’s email address to determine where to send the email. If the email is for a recipient on the same server, it’s typically sent directly. If the recipient is on a different email server, the email is routed through the internet using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).
1. Receiving: After being routed, the email arrives at the recipient’s email server, which then stores it until the recipient accesses their email account.
1. Retrieval: When the recipient opens their email client or webmail, the email is downloaded from the server and displayed in the inbox.
1. Reading: The recipient can then read the email, reply, forward, or delete it.
1. Deleting: If the recipient deletes the email, it is removed from their email client, but the copy of the email on the email server is kept until the server administrator or email service provider deletes it.
