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Email Netiquette, Proper Usage and Email Productivity

Either you're afraid of doing anything wrong with email — and do nothing, or you're brave to try — and do something wrong. But don't be afraid: this is only email, and these are not all the options. If you know the basic email netiquette (which is easy!) you'll communicate perfectly without offending anyone.
Email Workshop: 5 Days of Email Etiquette
Learn how to use email without offending anybody, how to format your messages, the right way to reply and forward, and a lot more in lessons coming to you comfortably — via email.
The 20 Most Important Rules of Email Netiquette
The rules of email netiquette are not "rules" in the sense that I will come after you if you don't follow them. They are guidelines that help avoid mistakes (like offending someone when you don't mean to) and misunderstandings (like being offended when you're not meant to). These core rules of email netiquette help us communicate better via email.
Bacn - Definition
Bacn is desired email not from a personal contact such as newsletters. Bacn is best consumed in bulk.
Monkey on Your Back - Email Reminder Service
Monkey on Your Back sends email reminders to people you expect to do something for you.
Sending an Email to Multiple Recipients - Cc: and Bcc: - About Email
Use Cc and Bcc to send an email to more than one person easily and fast.
The Case for Properly Attributing Quotations in Emails
Do you always know who said what in an email that contains quotes from more than one person? Here's an approach to quoting text in emails that makes sure it is always clear who authored a passage.

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