The document describes the process of sending an email through a mail server. It explains that the email client first connects to an SMTP server, which identifies the recipient's address and routes the message either directly or through other servers until it reaches the destination SMTP server. There, the email is placed in a mail queue until the recipient retrieves it using POP3 or IMAP. The routing process involves DNS translation of the recipient's domain name to an IP address to connect servers across different domains.