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Netiquette - using E-Mail


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  • Put a meaningful title on subject line

  • Make sure subject lines to make sure receiver want to open that e-mail.
  • To help your recipients organize their e-mail message.


  • Keep messages brief

  • Most people use the Internet to save time, so honor that and keep all messages as brief as possible.
  • If you have more to say, try breaking it up into smaller topics. This will force you to be more organized and enable the reader to digest the information in a more orderly manner.
  • Do not send uncompressed attachment.

  • Avoid spelling and grammatical error

  • Proofread your message before sending it.
  • Typos look unprofessional.


  • Be clear and concise

  • Avoid Texting Abbreviations or shorthand such as LOL (laugh out loud), ur (your), plz (please) for a formal e-mail.
  • When composing an e-mail, you should be as brief as possible while still making sure to include all pertinent (relevant) information. Get right to the point.   


  • Avoid sending SPAM


  • If you send e-mail to multiple recipients who haven't asked you to send them e-mail, you're sending spam.
  • By definition, spam has two primary characteristics: the message was sent unsolicited (not asked for) and it is sent to multiple recipients (in bulk) then the message is spam.


  • Avoid forward chain letter

  • Hoaxes are chain letters telling interesting and they are not true. You should not forward such a story unless you have investigated it yourself.