Information, tips, and myths - No.1 - The Internet
The World Wide Web is often referred to as the Internet, but they are not the same. The Internet is the worldwide connection of computers, whereas the World Wide Web is the part of the Internet accessed by ordinary web browsers. There are other webs, such as the Dark Web. When you send/receive emails, they travel on the Internet not the World Wide Web, whether you use an email program such as Thunderbird, or access them via your email provider's website.