What are some guidelines for email etiquette?
Here are some suggestions for using email tactfully, gracefully, effectively, and safely: • Don’t send confidential or secret information (such as credit card information, Social Security numbers, or passwords) through email. Email messages are more like postcards than sealed letters; they pass through many computers to get to their destination. • Never use email to harass others or otherwise use it in such a way that it will bother people. Limit the number of email messages you send and save. • Don’t send email to large groups of people who might not be interested in your message. Never send spam mail, and remember that any form of chain mail is illegal. If you do legitimately need to send email to a large number of people, place all but one of the addresses in the blind carbon copy (“Bcc:”) field of the message. If the addresses are on the “Bcc:” field rather than the “To:” or “Cc:” fields, a reply to the message will go only to the original sender, not to the entire list of addresse
