Advanced E-Mail: Web Sites
http://www.fpen.org/aafp/adv-email/adv-email-sites.html
General
- Advanced E-Mail: AAFP
'98 Computer Course Materials
- Handouts from the 1998 AAFP Scientific Assembly Medically Related Computer Course
"Advanced E-mail for the Family Physician." http://www.fpen.org/aafp/adv-email/
- Everything E-Mail
- Contains information for both the beginning and advanced user. E-mail programs,
etiquette, discussion lists, and managing lists are among the topics.
http://everythingemail.net/
- e-mail - PC
Webopaedia Definition and Links
- Another great starting point for learning about e-mail. Also a good site to return to to
find out definitions of strange terms and links to other sites with useful resources.
http://www.pcwebopedia.com/e_mail.htm
- Email FAQ
- "FAQ" = "Frequently Asked Questions" This page answers many
questions about the use of e-mail. http://www.qucis.queensu.ca/FAQs/email/
Getting Started
- Set
Up Internet E-Mail
- Family PC article (June 1998) with step-by-step instructions for setting up Internet
e-mail for Eudora Pro, Outlook Express and Netscape Messenger.
http://www.zdnet.com/products/garage/mail/email.setup/
- A Beginner's
Guide to Effective Email
- An older document but very thorough. Worth skimming to learn better habits when using
e-mail. I have included a copy of the summary page in the handout.
http://www.webfoot.com/advice/email.top.html
- BMJ Guide: Electronic Mail
- An older article but quite a good introduction. Does not touch on the newer features in
e-mail. http://www.bmj.com/archive/7018ed.htm
- E-Mail Tips -
Everything E-Mail
- Another place for tips about using e-mail. Covers signature files, discussion groups,
etiquette and software. http://everythingemail.net/emailtips.html
- Finding An E-Mail
Address - Everything E-Mail
- Lists several sites for finding e-mail addresses of others along with instructions.
http://everythingemail.net/address.html
- WebTeacher
- Site sponsored by the cable television industry and TECH CORPS. Automatically presents
the correct tutoruals based on the computer and browser you are using. Really Cool! Gives
you a step by step for using attachments. http://www.webteacher.org
Reviews
- E-Mail
Face-off, Internet World 12/96
- Compares 12 e-mail packages. Rather thorough. Does not include information about the
most recent versions. http://www.internetworld.com/1996/12/iwlabs.html
- Going Postal
Over Internet Mail - Ziff-Davis Labs
- Reviews several e-mail packages for Windows. Does not include the most recent versions
of several packages. Article is not dated but appears to be from 12/96.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdimag/zdlabs/mail/
Packages
- Email
Clients
- Site lists 39 e-mail packages and has links the the manufacturers sites as well as the
cost for the package. http://www.email-software.com/pages/eclient.htm
- Yahoo! E-Mail Software
- Links for all types of e-mail packages. Valuable.
http://www.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Software/Internet/Electronic_Mail/
- Everything
E-Mail - E-Mail Software
- An extensive list of e-mail software and resource sites. Includes a pointer to free
e-mail to pager software. http://everythingemail.net/software.html
- Pegasus Mail by David Harris
- Official Homepage. Product works on a PC. Rather robust. http://www.pegasus.usa.com/
- cc:Mail
- Lotus's Homepage for cc:Mail. The corporate standard. Its features were advanced but is
not easy to interface with Internet mail. Requires an administrator to maintain a
directory of all users. Remote use is difficult. http://www.ccmail.com/index.htm
- Eudora
- Qualcomm's Software for the Mac, PC, Newton and PalmPilot. Freeware version is
excellent. Commercial version has additional features including more advanced filtering.
http://www.eudora.com/
- Netscape Mail
Clients
- Mail client with Netscape Navigator 3.0 and Communicator. Has some advanced options but
uses proprietary methods to include sound and imbed HTML.
http://www.netscape.com/download/index.html
- Microsoft Mail Clients
- A simple one comes with Explorer. Microsoft Outlook adds features and integrate well
with MS Office. Explorer 4.0 comes with Outlook Espress which allows you to include HTML
in your mail. http://www.microsoft.com/ie
Encryption
- E-mail Encryption, Cnet
- CNET article (February 1998) on how to use PGP to encrypt messages and add digital
signatures. http://www.cnet.com/Content/Features/Howto/Encryption/index.html
- E-Mail Encryption, PC Magazine
- From last year but a good introduction to e-mail encryption.
http://search.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/utility/encrypt/_open.htm
- PGP now
from Network Associates
- The first of the encryption packages that was mired in court for a long time. This page
has pointers to a commercial and a freeware version of the product.
http://www.nai.com/products/security/security.asp
Clinical Use of E-Mail
- Guidlines for Clinical
E-Mail, AMIA White Paper
- "Guidelines for the Clinical Use of Electronic Mail with Patients" Reprinted
from the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. An excellent discussion.
A must-read for anyone considering it. http://www.amia.org/positio2.htm
Discussion Lists
- Discussion
List Etiquette
- This is the etiquette page we have created for our discussion lists at Allina. This is a
document in evolution. You are welcome to check back over time as it evolves.
http://www.allina.com/lists/etiquette.html
- PAML Search
Form
- A searchable listing of "Publicly Accessable Mailing Lists" Yielded fewer
results than CataList. http://www.neosoft.com/cgi-bin/paml_search/
- CataList, the
official catalog of LISTSERV lists
- Searchable listing of Listserv lists by key-word or by host site. Alsp points to
archives when they exist. http://www.lsoft.com/lists/listref.html
- Liszt: Health
- An index of health related lists along with descriptions and instructions. Also sponsors
commercial lists of unknown quality. http://www.liszt.com/select/Health/
- OB-GYN-L Mailing
List Archives
- An excellent example of a mailing list that makes good use of e-mail, newsgroups and the
Web. http://forums.obgyn.net/forums/ob-gyn-l/
- Discussion
Forums - Medical Matrix
- Several peer-reviewed clinical discussion lists. MedMatrix Website requires a username
and passwork but it is free and used for tracking only.
http://www.medmatrix.org/SPages/Discussion_Forums.asp
List Moderation
- The Moderator's HomePage
- Good resource for those considering starting a mailing list. List moderation is an art
and several veteran moderators have contributed to this site.
http://star.ucc.nau.edu/~mauri/moderators.html
- Creating a Discussion List at Allina
- A document created to let interested parties know what type of a commitment it is to
start a discussion group. An evolving document, You are welcome to check back over time.
http://www.allina.com/lists/creating_a_discussion_list.html
Mailing List Software
- LISTSERV Home Page
- The classic discussion list software and the most popular. As of 11/1/97 is serving over
71,000 lists to 22.000,000 subscribers. A free version is availaon-profit use.
http://www.lsoft.com/listserv.stm
- Majordomo Home Page
- Written in perl. Runs on UNIX. Requires a continuous connection. Less robust filtering
that Listproc or Listserv but is free and continuously improved. Performance drops as list
size and number increase. http://www.greatcircle.com/majordomo/
- ListProcessor Home Page
- Commercial version continuously improved. Freware verion available but has not been
improved in several years. Robust filtering. difficult to learn but worth the effort.
http://www.cren.net/www/listproc/listproc.html
Chat
- Chat for Success
- An article available only on-line which discusses some of the risks and benefits of
using Internet Chat. Evaluates several options of setting up or joining different chat
lines. http://www.pcworld.com/may98/chat