For questions about communication specifically over email. Can be used with other forms of communication, as long as there is a specific issue pertaining to email or using email as an option for communicating. For questions about social media or instant messaging, please use those relevant tags instead.
Emails are an extremely old (and useful) way to communicate, typically with companies or even between employees of a company. They can also be used for people who are unable to or do not have an instant messaging application. Emails are typically used in a formal context however emails can also be used as an easy way to store messages or attachments for a short time between devices.
This tag should be used for questions about communication specifically over email. Can also be used with other forms of communication, as long as there is a specific issue pertaining to email or using email as an option for communicating.
For communication via social media, please use the social-media tag instead, and for instant/online messaging services please use the instant-messaging tag.