Email Email at Cardiff - an Introduction Email has become an essential component of academic life at Cardiff. Staff and students exchange information using email to both internal and external recipients.
Email is sent and received using an email client .
By client, we mean software that interacts directly with the user, allowing mail to be sent, read, filed, printed and otherwise manipulated through a graphical interface. Email clients store received messages in a mailbox. If you are logged in when a message arrives the computer usually notifies you. If messages arrive when you are not logged in, they are stored indefinitely until you read them. Management of email messages is important.