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The 10 Commandments of Email
Thou Shalt include a clear and specific subject line.
Thou Shalt edit any quoted text down to the minimum thou needest.
Thou Shalt read thine own message thrice before thou sendest it.
Thou Shalt ponder how thy recipient might react to thy message.
Thou Shalt check thy spelling and thy grammar.
Thou Shalt not curse, flame, spam or USE ALL CAPS.
Thou Shalt not forward any chain letter.
Thou Shalt not use email for any illegal or unethical purpose.
Thou Shalt not rely on the privacy of email, especially from work.
That which thou findest hateful to receive, sendest thou not unto others.
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The 10 Commandments of Forwarding
Thou Shalt never forward anything that contains the words, "AOL and Microsoft" in the same sentence.
Thou Shalt always verify "rumors" or "hoaxes" before forwarding them to others.
Thou Shalt remove all < from the beginning of each line before forwarding.
Thou Shalt make use of the bcc: feature to send blind carbon copies.
Thou Shalt recognize that if it sounds too good to be true - it is.
Thou Shalt utilize the cut & paste features instead of forwarding headers and a list of previous recipients.
Thou Shalt not feed the spam monsters with your friends' email addresses.
Thou Shalt not forward just for the sake of forwarding.
Thou Shalt not forward email attachments that have not been virus scanned.
"Choose wisely that which you forward.."
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