Hey, Barbara:

Here is your E-mail Etiquette Tip for this week!

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Every e-mail that you write is copyright protected.
As is every e-mail that is sent to you by others.

That is why it is very important to understand that
one should not forward private e-mail to others or
post them publicly without the author's permission
to do so. 

Unfortunately, e-mails get forwarded all the time.
That doesn't make it right.  If you see something
of value is an e-mail someone sent you, take the
time to send them a quick note asking if it is O.K.
if you want to send the contents, in whole or in
part out to others.  Especially if you want to post
them in a pubic forum.  Without their permission
you can find yourself in some deep doo-doo.

This is a good time to remind you to know those
you trust and only to trust those you know when
sending personal details by e-mail.  Too many
folks have been embarrassed when they find co-
workers or friends have forwarded an e-mail the
sender thought was confidential.

This E-mail Etiquette Tip is provided as a
courtesy by: http://www.NetManners.com

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Feel free to use the above tip on or off-line.  All I
ask is that you include the appropriate citation
noted above and if online or in an eZine that
NetManners.com is a clickable link to my site.

Type to you next week.  Wishing you abundant
online success!

At your service,
Judith
NetManners.com
NetiquetteForums.com

"Choice of attention - to pay attention to this and
ignore that - is to the inner life what choice of action
is to the outer. In both cases, a man is responsible
for his choice and must accept the consequences,
whatever they may be."
- W. H. Auden

 

Hey, Barbara:

Here is your E-mail Etiquette Tip for this week!

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I am going to assume that you have virus
protection software on your computer.  If not,
shame on you!  It is your responsibly to
protect yourself and those you communicate
with from getting infected.

Most programs have automatic schedulers to
download the latest virus information.  You need
to schedule updates, which is part of keeping
viruses at bay, so you can be sure you are
updating your virus program every day or
at the very least each time you log on.

Your virus program does not know what to
protect you from if you do not get those update
files downloaded.

Viruses are identified all the time and your
computer needs those files to know what to watch
for when you are online so you are protected. 
Without these updates you open yourself and all
those you communicate with to unnecessary risks.

This E-mail Etiquette Tip is provided as a
courtesy by: http://www.NetManners.com

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Feel free to use the above tip on or off-line.  All I
ask is that you include the appropriate citation
noted above and if online or in an eZine that
NetManners.com is a clickable link to my site.

Type to you next week.  Wishing you abundant
online success!

At your service,
Judith
NetManners.com
NetiquetteForums.com

"Half the failures in life arise from pulling in one's
horse as he is leaping."
- J.C. and A.W. Hare

 

Hey, Barbara:

Here is your E-mail Etiquette Tip for this week!

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When forwarding e-mails to others, if you cannot
take the time to type a quick note to the person
you are forwarding to, don't bother.

One of the most asked questions I get through
NetManners.com is how to nicely ask someone
to stop forwarding stupid jokes, propaganda or
politically commentary.

Just because you think an issue is important,
virtuous or funny, doesn't mean it will be taken
in kind by the person on the other side.

That is why taking the time to write a short note
to the specific person you are forwarding to
explaining why you are forwarding them that
specific e-mail is so important.

If someone asks you to please refrain from
forwarding further e-mails, don't get mad.  They
have that right and simply honor their request
without making it an issue.

This E-mail Etiquette Tip is provided as a
courtesy by: http://www.NetManners.com

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Feel free to use the above tip on or off-line.  All I
ask is that you include the appropriate citation
noted above and if online or in an eZine that
NetManners.com is a clickable link to my site.

Type to you next week.  Wishing you abundant
online success!

At your service,
Judith
NetManners.com
NetiquetteForums.com

"Learning by experience often is painful - and the
more it hurts, the more you learn."
- Ralph Banks

Hey, Barbara:

Here is your E-mail Etiquette Tip for this week!

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When formatting your e-mail, less is better.
Did you know that depending on the e-mail
settings of the person you are sending to,
your formatting may not look as intended?

Everyone's software settings are unique and
out of your control to control  If you use fonts
that the other person does not have on their
system, their default will kick in and your
e-mail will not look as you had hoped.

And, many times formatting carries over to
their reply making it more difficult for them
to reply without your formatting.  That can
be a real pain!

It is better to learn how to communicate with
the written word so that formatting is not
necessary to relay your tone or intent.

This E-mail Etiquette Tip is provided as a
courtesy by: http://www.NetManners.com

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Feel free to use the above tip on or off-line.  All I
ask is that you include the appropriate citation
noted above and if online or in an eZine that
NetManners.com is a clickable link to my site.

Type to you next week.  Wishing you abundant
online success!

At your service,
Judith
NetManners.com
NetiquetteForums.com

"Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense
of community."
- Anthony J. D'Angelo

 

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