E-MAIL
- electronic mail:
- meethod of sending & receiving messages electronically across the Internet.
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e-mail uses:
- professional:
- e-mailing potential clients
- personal:
- e-mailing friends & family
- recreational:
- e-mailing responses to webmasters
e-mail addresses:
jdoe@interpath.com.us
- username -
- person's acct name
- host -
- name of computer that provides access
- subdomain -
- company, org, educational institute that owns host computer
- domain -
- type of institution
note: you will find some variations depending upon the service you use.
e-mail ettiquette:
- Never include anything in an e-mail that you would not say out loud.
- Never send e-mail when you are angry. Do not use All CAPS, which is considered shouting.
- Resist the temptation to jump into a "flame war". Flame is any message that intentionally insults, expresses anger toward someone or includes nasty language.
- Make sure the e-mail address is correct.
- Keep the message short and break up long messages into paragraphs.
- If you are attaching a file, make sure the recipient can read the file format.
- Keep your sense of humor.
managing e-mail:
- Check your e-mail daily.
- Keep your e-mail address list up-to-date.
- Clear the In/Out boxes periodically.
- Establish specific folders and organize messages.
- Subscribe/unsubscribe to mailing lists.
e-mail emoticons:
- :-) Smile, Happy
- 8-) Smiling with glasses
- :-( Frown, Sad
- :-0 Surprised look
- ;-) Wink
- :-D Laughing
- <:o Yawn
e-mail abbreviations:
- IMHO In my humble/honest opinion
- FYI For your information
- BTW By the way
- FAQ Frequently asked questions
- FWIW For what it’s worth
- LOL Laughing out loud
- Grin