bridge
do not give out your home address foolishly
the source Layer 2 address of incoming frames
Usually you need to follow the email adress itself and that will most likely take you to a mailing site and the profile of the sender.
Its a port
destination mac address
port number
Make sure your complete email address in the incoming and outgoing server settings.
Either a Router and/or an Ethernet Switch.
smtp.myISP.net is for outgoing mail pop.myISP.net is for incoming mail
When you are opening ports to allow incoming connections to your computer, your computer must be assigned a static internal IP address, to ensure that the incoming connections always go to the correct computer.
Either a Router and/or an Ethernet Switch.
You can use pidgin. www.pidgin.com