Module 2 – Email tasks Q2

2. In what cases would you find it useful to use the ‘cc’, ‘bcc’ and ‘reply all functions of email?

“cc” – also known as carbon copy. is used when you are sending email to people who are not intended as the primary recipients. All addresses listed in ‘cc’ are visible to all recipients.

“bcc” – also known as blind carbon copy. is used to send emails to 1 or more recipient. no other recipients can see any email addresses listed in ‘bcc’

“reply to all”  – is used to reply to everyone listed in the ‘to’ and ‘CC’ boxes.

*  I have not used any reference for this work as it is common knowledge to me. I may however come back later and track find some reliable references, if I feel like it.

Module 2 – Email Task Q1

1. What information about a user’s email, the origin of a message, and the path it took, can you glean from an email message?

When most people think of email headers a lot of people consider the email header to be this, a basic display by which both sender and recipients are able to glean basic information on the origin, destination and time an email was sent.

However, an email header is actually far more complex and the above is only a simplied header version of the full header. The full header, as demonstrated below, contains the full details of every server the email has passed through to reach its destination.

(*note: the red spraypaint has been used to cover the details of my full email address in order to protect my privacy and which I would prefer not to be attacked with spam.)

Lets go through the details of this header in more details so we can get a better idea of the path it took (note: if you are trying to follow the path an email took from sender to recipient always start at the bottom and work your way up)

Here we can see the email sent from the Library inbox to the uni mail server, with instruction where it is to be sent.

Lastly we can see that the email has been sent directly from the uni mail server to the optus email server.

To find out more about Email headers go to About.com’s “reading email headers“

Module 1 – Internet Tools

For this task we have to look at the comparisions been webbased tools and pc based tools.  The Task suggests to use  CentralOps for the web based tools andI have decided to stick with this site it has all the tools required for the task. For the PC tools I have decided to use the tools inbuilt into windows as they meet the requirements for the task and it saves installing any unnessicary tools.

Traceroutes

Here is the CentralOps

and here is the tracert from my PC-

It seems that the hops from my pc are slightly shorter im guessing that is becuase Curtin is an Australian site there are less hops for me to reach it from my pc.

Ping comparisions

here the CentralOps Version

PC version

It Comes as no supprise that the one from my pc is considerably quicker then the one from CentralOps, this is becuase both my PC and the Curtin WebCT server are hosted in Australia whereas the CentralOps Server is in the USA

Module 1 – FTP

I was feeling nostalgic from the telnet task so I decided to keep going with the text based apps and decided to use Microsoft Windows inbuilt ftp client rather than a GUI based client. I found this easy to use (once I remembered the commands).

I found the readme.txt in the MSC folder.

“according to the readme file, ‘CAPITALIZATION MATTERS!’

Module 1 – Telnet Task

Task A

Well I must say it was quiet refreshing to use a non-GUI interface. The speed at which you can navigate around the telnet version of the library database is so much faster then any web browser GUI version. Even with a highspeed broadband connection you just can’t get those same speeds when you introduce graphics to an interface.

I think that if I was to use the University library for a lot of searches I would consider using the telnet approach as you could save hours in time rather then waiting for the GUI versions to load.

Here is a screenshot of the email I recieved from the Library database:

Task B

It was interesting to watch the Blinkenlights Star Wars movie. I’m sure when Telnet was first created the creators would have thought that the new technology would be used in the creation of animation such as a Star Wars movie, however the work involved in creating even this short clip would have been enormous as each frame needs to be created individually. I’m sure George Lucas wasn’t expecting his movie to be turned into a Telnet animation when he first created it!

My First Post

Well this is it! My first post on blog WordPress for OUA NET11, I hope I have made the right choice. I would prefer to avoid paying for the privilege to post a blog so I am hoping that this site will meet my requirements for the NET11 subject. I would prefer to have a simple elegant design but have full functionality of the site and my posts. I will try this out for a couple of days/posts and see how it works out.

For anyone who is thinking about creating a blog and is looking at the different blogging sites I have 5 tips to help you get started:

1. Go to as many different blogging sites as possible. Check things like cost and features. Some sites are free, others charge an account fee, whilst others are free to sign up and post but you will need to pay for advanced features such as themes.
2. Ask you friends and colleagues to recommend blogging sites they use. Ask them why they have made these choices.
3. Go to different blogging sites and read some blogs, paying attention to the different functions and tools the sites have. Some blogging sites may limit your ability to use certain tools or require that you write any advanced feature in HTML code, while other sites have tools and applications to help you make your blog the way you want it.
4. If the accounts are free to create you may want to consider creating an account on a couple of different sites, posting your entries on each. Over the course of a few weeks you will be able to find out which sites have the features you prefer to make your blogging experience more enjoyable.
5. A blog is an open forum where anyone is free to post so make sure your work reflects how you would like the world to perceive you. Don’t take other bloggers comments too personally and above all, don’t forget to have fun!