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What is email? Our Patreon site ? (https://www.patreon.com/strangeattractor) The history of email (Net History) (http://www.nethistory.info/History%20of%20the%20Internet/email.html) Email (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email) The man who invented email (Time) (http://techland.time.com/2011/11/15/the-man-who-invented-email/) How does email work? (How-To Geek) (https://www.howtogeek.com/56002/htg-explains-how-does-email-work/) How email works (How Stuff Works, Tech) (http://computer.howstuffworks.com/e-mail-messaging/email.htm/printable) How does an email server work? (MUO) (http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/technology-explained-how-does-an-email-server-work/) Handshake (Computer Hope) (https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/h/handshak.htm) File Transfer Protocol, or FTP (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Transfer_Protocol) What is the internet? (Computer Hope) (https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/i/internet.htm) A timeline of the history of the internet (Computer Hope) (https://www.computerhope.com/history/internet.htm) What is a hyperlink? (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperlink) Tim Burners-Lee & the Hypertext Transfer Protocol, or HTTP (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol) Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, or SMTP (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol) What is an email client? (Lifewire) (https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-an-email-client-1171116) This is how a raw email with an attachment is formatted behind the scenes - your email program makes it look like an email (http://strangeattractor.random.productions/49/angrycat) A history of the @ symbol (atsymbol) (http://www.atsymbol.com/history.htm) Meet the man who put the @ in your email (Wired) (https://www.wired.com/2012/07/ray-tomlinson-email/) What is an IP address & why do all computers need one? (Lifewire) (https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-an-ip-address-2625920) Who is the Mailer-Daemon? (Mental Floss) (http://mentalfloss.com/article/63647/who-mailer-daemon) What is Post Office Protocol, or POP? (Lifewire) (https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-pop-post-office-protocol-1171121) Attachment size limits for Outlook, Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, Facebook & WhatsApp (The Windows Club) (http://www.thewindowsclub.com/attachment-size-limits-outlook-gmail-yahoo) What is data deduplication? (Tech Target) (http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/definition/data-deduplication?vgnextfmt=print) The problem with email: A position paper from 2001 noting how it's insecure & delivery is not guaranteed (REBOL) (http://www.rebol.com/ios/email-problem.html) Check digits (University of Alberta) (http://www.augustana.ab.ca/~mohrj/algorithms/checkdigit.html) Why you can’t undo sending an email (& when you can) (How-To Geek) (https://www.howtogeek.com/161762/why-you-cant-undo-sending-an-email-and-when-you-can/) Gmail has a feature where you can unsend an email (Google) (https://support.google.com/mail/answer/2819488?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en) Is your boss reading your email? (Slate) (http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_ladder/2016/02/is_your_boss_reading_your_email_and_monitoring_your_internet_use.html) Australian employers free to spy on workers’ email, online chats, & smartphones without warning (news.com.au) (http://www.news.com.au/finance/work/australian-employers-free-to-spy-on-workers-email-online-chats-and-smartphones-without-warning/news-story/2ee83656c1a6db0384dae0049460ee3f) Here's why your email is insecure & likely to stay that way (Digital Trends) (https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/can-email-ever-be-secure/) Email encryption (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_encryption) How to email, text or snail mail credit card information safely (Nerd Wallet) (https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/credit-cards/sending-credit-card-information/) Mail for Mac: Sign or encrypt messages for increased security (Apple) (https://support.apple.com/kb/PH22288?locale=en_AU) Yes, the FBI & CIA can read your email. Here's how (ZD Net) (http://www.zdnet.com/article/yes-the-fbi-and-cia-can-read-your-email-heres-how/) The Government’s phone, text, & email spying, explained (abc News) (http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/governments-phone-text-email-spying-explained/story?id=19347440) The triumph of email: Why does one of the world's most reviled technologies keep winning? (The Atlantic) (https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/01/what-comes-after-email/422625/) Why email will be obsolete by 2020 (Inc.com) (https://www.inc.com/john-brandon/why-email-will-be-obsolete-by-2020.html) Is there a replacement for email? (The Guardian) (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2017/feb/16/is-there-a-replacement-for-email) 'Don't damage encryption' rights coalition tells global governments (Wired) (http://www.wired.co.uk/article/stop-attacking-encryption) UK government can force encryption removal, but fears losing, experts say (The Guardian) (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/29/uk-government-encryption-whatsapp-investigatory-powers-act) What's the carbon footprint of an email? (Phys.org) (https://phys.org/news/2015-11-carbon-footprint-email.html) Spare us the email yada-yada: Why footers are legally worthless (The Economist) (http://www.economist.com/node/18529895) What happens to your email when you die? (news.com.au) (http://www.news.com.au/technology/what-happens-to-your-email-when-you-die/news-story/be06dc0d0bf2fe461830ba28cd7edb8b) Johnny uses a paid email service called Fast Mail (FastMail) (https://www.fastmail.com) Check out our new Fireside home Find aaaaall the great episodes, show notes, Patreon link & handy instructions should you feel like leaving us a cheeky iTunes review ? (http://strangeattractor.random.productions) Image credit: The Mary Sue/Grumpy Cat