Introduction to the Internet Computer Science 1604

Understanding Your E-mail Address

An e-mail address has two parts which are separated by an "@" (at sign).

• The first part will resemble your real name. At Virginia Tech this is known as your PID.
• The second part is the address of the computer on which you receive your mail or the address of your mail server. At Virginia Tech the Campuswide mail server is known as vt.edu.

Therefore, your e-mail address will be: your_pid@vt.edu

Note: All PIDs are lowercase but you can set up to three aliases for your PID using whatever capitalization and punctuation you prefer.

Here are some sample e-mail addresses for people who use the Campuswide mail server:

            jwatson@vt.edu
            barnette@vt.edu
            Judy.Watson@vt.edu