What are the advantages of e-mail compared with traditional mail?

E-mail, which we often use today, is a letter sent electronically through the network. This way of communication was originally born in a small group of American computer elites who specialize in APARNET. According to statistics, at present, more than 25 million people exchange information, provide materials and exchange ideas on the Internet every day, and carry out extensive cooperation in the fields of education, scientific research, news, publishing, production, management, commerce and culture.

Compared with traditional mail, e-mail has obvious advantages. First, e-mail is faster, and the physical displacement of traditional e-mail cannot be compared with the bits transmitted at the speed of light. Secondly, e-mail is very convenient and cheap to use. Users can sit in front of the computer and do everything without going to the post office to buy stamps, envelopes and send letters; Users only need to pay the cost of Unicom's server, that is, the internet access fee. Whether sending the letter to the office next door or the other side of the world, the cost is the same. Third, e-mail is more powerful. With the traditional e-mail system, only one person can send a letter, while with e-mail, a list of recipients can be established and sent to many people at the same time. Besides text, e-mail can also send pictures, animations, sounds and image files. Fourth, e-mail is more immediate. For e-mail, the recipient can immediately ask the sender questions, just like a daily conversation. It takes a long time to ask and reply by traditional mail. Fifth, e-mail is more archival and easier to access. As you can imagine, if it is a traditional letter, it takes a lot of work to find a letter from a certain day or a letter from a certain person among hundreds of letters, and e-mail allows users to easily find specific emails according to the time and subject of the sender or email.