[CanuckSoldier]

akots, CIV like previous Civ games is a peer to peer game, no servers are involved. Play by Email is a relatively simple system of playing your turn saving the game and emailing it to the next player. CIV has just taken it one step further by allowing you to email the save from in game instead of using your email client. I could make a word document complete with screen captures but I'm sure that if you print this out and have it with you as you try to set up your first PBEM game that it will all make sense.

As to your other question they are covered by the CIV manual, I wrote this instruction because PBEM(as well as the other MP topics) are not covered well in the manual.

CS