Email etiquette rules: the basics of Internet communication

This article about e-mail etiquette was first written about 12 years ago, when the net was still emerging. Though most Internet content is quickly aged out of existence, this post still has lots of excellent information and tips to protect yourself when communicating via e-mail.

Two of my pet peeves about e-mail communicators: those who WRITE IN ALL CAPS AS THOUGH THEY'RE YELLING THROUGH THE WHOLE E-MAIL!

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Those who send out a group e-mail to a list of recipients without blind-copying it, so that the e-mail is preceded by several hundred (or more) names and e-mail addresses of recipients. Not only is this annoying to me, it makes me feel embarrassed for the uninformed sender, and afraid for my privacy and that of the other recipients.

Here's a link to the article everybody should read at least once: http://www.emailreplies.com/