Some hints for good email conduct
Make the Subject line useful
Check your spelling
Use good grammar
Use (but don't overuse) *asterisks* or CAPITAL LETTERS for
emphasis
Include relevant lines from the other person prefaced by > in
your reply...
> Do you think we should have the meeting at 2:00 today
> or would it be better to have it tomorrow?
I would prefer tomorrow.
No Flaming -- Don't say anything via email that you would not say
face-to-face in front of your mother
Keep line lengths to 70 characters or less
"Sign" your email message at least with your name followed by a
line of dashes, underscores, or equal signs...
Betty Williamson
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Make sure to "sign" the email message with your real name
... especially if your email address is NOT your real name
An unsigned email message from bigstinky@hotmail.com is like a phone
call from someone who refuses to identify himself
(The "signing" rule above may be relaxed if you are certain the
recipient knows who you are....)
Keep signatures to 6 lines or less...
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Dr. H. E. Dunsmore | 765-494-1996
Department of Computer Science | dunsmore@cs.purdue.edu
Purdue University | http://www.cs.purdue.edu/people/bxd
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1398 | 765-494-0739 (fax)
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:-) happy
:-( sad
:-o shocked
plus a million more
As you begin to get a lot of email, perform "Email Triage" to
manage it:
(1) Immediate response
(2) Respond when time allows (put in "waiting" folder)
(3) No response (delete after reading -- sometimes BEFORE reading)
