Sending mail to a person on another network Sources for finding email addresses Sending electronic mail is similar to sending letters through the national postal system. Each Internet host computer has a unique domain name associated with it, and each person using that host has a unique name. Understanding email addresses To send email, you must know the recipient's email address. The mail name is usually, but not always, the recipient's login name. The destination computer is specified as a string of names which are separated from each other by periods.
Domain names can have any number of levels.
In the United States, com , mil , edu , and gov are fairly standard. Proper name email addresses at CSU Students, faculty, and staff at CSU now have the option of having a proper name email address, which is derived from their real name, in addition to their Internet domain address, described above. For more information about proper name addresses, including what they are and how to get one, see the Proper Name Email Address FAQ . Sometimes the best way to get someone's email address is to phone them and ask for it. If the person is on campus, you can look in the University telephone directory.