Even if you have an account that offers unlimited access for a set monthly charge, it is a good practice to be as brief as possible. You should log onto the Internet, retrieve your mail, and then immediately log off. For users with an average amount of e-mail, this will probably take two minutes or less. Your mail is still available for you to read when you are off-line. If you would like to respond to your mail or write new mail, do so while you are off-line, then log on to send your mail.
Many users stay on-line while they read and compose mail.
It is also a fact that many Internet Service Providers will automatically disconnect you when they do not see you actively sending or receiving information while connected to the Internet. Sending Attachments Sending e-mail attachments is not as difficult as it seems. You can send any file by attaching it to your e-mail. You attach a file either before or after you write the actual e-mail. Find the icon that will create an attachment.