Send e-mail that gets read

Follow these rules to avoid annoying your buddies:

1. Don’t use ALL CAPS. It is very hard to read.
2. Use a descriptive subject line. Examples: Joke, Digest, Upcoming Trip
3. Brevity is the soul. Get to the point.  Long paragraphs are hard to read on-screen.
4. If the urge to send funny stuff overpowers you, prefix your subject line with “joke”.
5. When you reply to a mailing list, trim the junk from the previous messages.
6. See “E-mail Forwarding” for the instructions on the proper way to forward messages.