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Consider carefully what you write; it's a permanent record and can be easily forwarded to others.
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Don't reply to an email with an attachment, this sends the attachment back to the sender and wastes your bandwidth as well as theirs.
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Write succinctly. Don't waste bandwidth. E-mail may be inexpensive to most, but not to all.
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Don't attach large files (over 50K) without getting permission from your recipient first.
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Don't send entire web pages to a recipient, just the URLs (http's).
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When sending a web site address, always type it in the form of "http://�" because some e-mail programs will permit the user to click on a web address to go right there. Without the "http://" prefix these programs will not recognize it as such.
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Don't quote back an entire message when only responding to one or two points. Delete the excess and make a note at the very top before starting the quotes. Some e-mail programs will automatically set up to quote the original message when replying and put you at the end of that message. This is very annoying to your recipients.
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Read over your e-mail before you send it. Although e-mail is a more informal method of communication than writing a letter, be sure you make your points clear and concise. Use a spell checker if available.
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Avoid email backlog - strive for a minimum number of messages in your inbox. Committing to keeping that inbox "clean" (e.g. no more than 10 or 20 sitting in the inbox at any given time) will help you to avoid a backlog. Doing so will eliminate having to wade through tens or hundreds of old, previously read messages.
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Empty yor deleted folder often. This will speed up the opening of your email program.
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