USPS = Email

WHAT…similarities between the United States Postal Service and Email. No way!!! I can produce a list of differences but nothing that they share in common, at least for now.

After some thought…more thinking…there can actually be a list of similarities between the two. It was proven in class today. I wasn’t able to come up with 10 in our class exercise, but I did manage to come up with almost half of that. Below is my quick thinking of what they share:

·         Transfer of letters and messages

·         Some level of security

·         Address protocol

·         Size limit

Not bad, even though there was 1 student who got 5 out of 10. Side note – this will be on a test.

I later blurted out priority to add to the list on the board. Junk mail, return to sender, mailbox, address book, multiple accounts/PO Box, time of delivery, request receipt/certified, multiple stops, etc.

Since we already know the differences, we can better understand the similarities and how they developed into the technology of email. Who would have known that the basis of addresses and the routes that the postal carrier takes is just like the network of computers and miles of cables?