text: what are emails made out of from in detail? (no i don't mean words!)?   email is an acroynm for electronics mail, it is called that because unlike real mail, electronics mail are net sent as paper and ink, instead words and even pictures sound or even videos as well as anything that can be stored as information (such as a program) is sent electrnocally.  the words that are typed into your email program is converted into binary by your computer, it is then routed via a modem to target computer via the internet.  some web-based emails such as hotmail, work a little differently, namely when you send your email it does not go directly instead it is stored on a "server", then when the other person logs onto this "server" that person can read the email you have sent.  i hope that helps  anhar hussain miah