What Happens After You Hit 'Send' On a Gmail Email

The majority of us don't think twice before or after hitting send on an email. We trust our email provider, whichever company that might be, to deliver our messages in a timely fashion. But how, exactly, do they do it?

Google is this week looking to educate people on the process of delivering an email the 'The Story of Send.' The site explains what happens to your email between your click of the 'send' button and the recipient opening the message. It covers everything from data centers to spam filters to ISPs and videos and photos are there to make the learning experience a little bit more visual. You'll even learn about the green energy that powers the data centers.

Source: Toms Hardware | The Story of Send