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Introduction
• This then uses this together with its own Internet address to
create an Internet packet – known as a datagram
• The routing of packets over the Internet is carried out by
the IP and hence the Internet address is known as the IP
address
• Each Internet packet contains the IP address of both the
sending and recipient servers at its head and the email
message as its contents
• The IP address of the recipient is used to route the packet
over the Internet and, on receipt, the MTA in the server
deposits the message contained in the packet into the
recipient’s mailbox
Electronic mail