Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Getting Your Message Out in Style: E-mail and other Enhancements The Internet is growing fast and we are in the middle of a story with an unpredictable outcome. Businesses and individuals are jumping on the electronic communications bandwagon at an incredible rate, but some critics still call the Net a fad. It's been some time since we've had something this exciting to debate! We believe that the Internet will prove to be an extremely useful tool for your education and for business planning and operations across the globe. The Internet search capabilities and resource sites can aid a student in any discipline by opening a high-speed gateway to a wealth of information. The Net can also assist with text-based communication—one-to-one e-mail conversation and e-mail conferencing via newsgroups and mailing lists, for example. Whether you're giving or receiving, the Internet can serve you well. And the more you know about how it works, the more it can help you. We hope this guide answers your questions and gets you as excited about the Internet as we are. It contains two sections. Through its question-and-answer format Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) introduces you to the Internet and gives you a taste of where it comes from and what makes it tick. Getting Your Message Out in Style: E-mail and Other Enhancements teaches you how to operate e-mail through your Internet connection and explains where to find information about newsgroups, chatrooms, and mailing lists.