Netiquette
The elegance of using e-mail without being rude.
1. Don´t send junk emails.
2. Don´t re-send junk, don´t be part of any great gift email chain supposedly from e IBM, AOL or Microsoft. That´s never true.
3. Don´t use ONLY CAPS, that´s like screaming on someone´s ears and telling them you have to be loud so they understand.
4. Don´t believe in chains where youre going to get a million dollar check from Microsoft, AOL, Sony Ericcsson, etc. That doesn´t exist, to confirm go to http://hoaxbusters.org/
5. Be brief.
6. If you can erase all addresses receiving copy of a message and only leave one, so whoever gets it doesn´t get the whole list of email addresses.
7. Don´t send gigantic files. Many people don´t have a fast connection and are going to spend a lot of time downloading your message.
8. Dont´t be rude or use language you wouldn´t like anyone to use with you, nobody knows where your message will end up.
9. Don´t send compromising photographs for anyoney appearing in them.
10. Don´t answer or send emails when you´re angry, take your time before answering, you won´t regret it.
11. Be polite and write as if you were speaking to someone in front of you.
Fernando Camacho / Engrafito © Sept 2009
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