When you
compose an
email by
typing using
a keyboard,
the input typed are stored
as ASCII codes
Example and demo:
Use an editor and
compose a
file "x" containing any text.
Save the
file
Now run these
commands on the
file "x":
/home/cs255001/bin/dumpbin x // displays "x" in binary
/home/cs255001/bin/dumphex x // displays "x" in hexadecimal code
You will see the
ASCII code for the
characters that you have
entered into the file
The email program will
send the
ASCII coded file to
the recepient
When the receipientopen the email,
the print function of
his computer will
show the ASCII code in
symbols that
represents the
characters of that particular ASCII code