Structure of an email

There is a standard structure for emails. Email contents are primarily classified as two, the header and the body. We are going to see the contents come under the two subparts.

The Header
The email header gives us common details about the message such as the unique identity of the message. The details of the users of the ‘from’ and ‘to’ ends are also stored here. The email header consists of the following parts. However, the exact contents of the header can vary according to the email systems that generate the email message.
1) Subject
2) Sender (From:)
3) Date and time received (On)
4) Reply-to
5) Recipient (To:)
6) Recipient email address
7) Attachments

Body
The actual content is stored in this part. This will be in the format of text. This field could also include signatures or text generated automatically by the sender’s email system. As we mentioned earlier, the contents of the emails can be varied according to the different email systems used by each user.

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