Compared with traditional mail, what are the advantages and disadvantages of e-mail?

A. Compared with traditional mail, the advantages are as follows:

1, easy to use

As long as you have a computer and the corresponding mail software, you can receive and send e-mail anywhere (home, office, on the go), at any time.

2, fast transmission

As long as the network is smooth, e-mail can generally take only a few minutes to transmit to another network user. When the network is congested, the e-mail is also automatically processed to find the right time to deliver it to its destination.

3, the transmission distance and range

As long as the network coverage reaches the area, e-mail can be wired or wireless way to reach, and the transmission time and transmission distance has no substantial relationship.

4, low cost

Email costs and the distance it is sent to have no direct relationship, and the vast majority of websites now also provide free mailboxes, so that we apply for a free mailbox, you will be able to access the Internet can send and receive mail.

5, powerful

Email in addition to the basic functions of the letter, but also through it to access other information resources on the network, to obtain, subscribe to, download documents, journals and magazines. With the support of appropriate e-mail software, it is also possible to transmit files such as charts, images, sounds, programs and so on.

Two, compared with the traditional mail shortcomings are as follows:

1, lack of emotion, less waiting for the mail letter when the mood of anticipation.?

2, a waste of resources, in order to send an e-mail to open the computer, but also a manifestation of the fast pace of human life.

3, resulting in crime, some people in order to steal the secrets in the e-mail, the use of high-tech means to steal the contents of the mail, stealing other people's privacy, constitute a crime. Pay attention to encryption when using email to ensure information security.