why @ (at the rate of) symbol is used in an email id
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The '@' symbol is used to distinguished between the userID 'n Domain name (like hotmail,yahoo,rediff etc).
Some more facts about email Email was invented in 1971 by a computer engineer,called Ray Tomlinson, who worked for Bolt Bernek and Newman(BBN)-- the company chosen by the United States Defense Department to build the first internet,way back in 1968 The '@' symbol in email addresses was chosen by Tomlinson coz he wanted a keyboard character that didnt occur in people's names.It is said that he spent just 30-40 seconds to think up the choice of symbol U Know the first mail which was sent (between two computer that were actually sitting besides each other),bore the text 'QWERTYUIOP'. the first row alphabets on a QWERTY keyboardComments
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I too dont know , why we have to ctrl+C and ctrl+V the "at the rate symbol ", here in hungary
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Jeevan K Augustin 4 years ago
Very helpful info. At last i got it. i don't know the past behind the @ symbol and the email. thanks a lot.