E-mail, Pros and Cons

E-mail is part of our world today, it is quite possibly the most used form of communication aside from talking to people, and before long it may even overtake that. But as with everything there are upsides and downsides to E-mail.
Some of the upsides are that it is inexpensive, if you have an internet connection you can get e-mail, Google, Yahoo, and Hotmail, all offer free email services. another thing is that it is fast, you can send an e-mail to someone and they can get it usually in just a few minutes, if it even takes that long. Another thing is that if the person you're sending the e-mail to isn't at their computer, the e-mail will just sit there and wait for them. And lastly e-mail isn't just restricted to text, you can send sound clips, pictures, or even video, via attachments, enabling you to send your friends and family things telling them how you are.
On the down side you have a few things, first off is spam, I'm sure that every one who has used e-mail has gotten spam, it really should be added to the list of inevitable things, death, taxes, and spam, thats how prevalent it is. Next is the chance for malware to infect your system, whether it be viruses or spyware, the chance is still there. You also get scammers, people trying to cheat you out of your hard-earned money, always a bad thing. Last of all, on this list, is the chance of hackers getting a hold of your e-mail and using it to hurt others, this is especially possible if the hacker can get into a server list and make it look like whatever was sent out was sent by you, enabling the hacker to cover his tracks.
All in all e-mail is a very useful system, and even with the risks, if you are careful, the pros definitely out way the cons.

Owen, Signing out