There are three basic ways to do this-chat, forums and bulletin boards. Messages are delivered within minutes and can be sent to anybody in the world as long as they have access to the Internet. To send and read email you need an email client or program. This program, like the post office for your locality, houses your email address where all mail and messages for you can be sent. It also offers you many extra features and advantages.
Email services are available on the net, dime a dozen.
Some of the most popular ones are Hotmail, Yahoo, Rediffmail, Netaddress and India Times. Other popular ways of communicating on the net are through forums and bulletin boards by posting messages. They are known by different names like message board, newsgroup and discussion boards. They can respond to that message or go on to the next one. These bulletin boards do not require any additional downloads and can be found specific to certain topics, and not simply general.