Before getting upset because you perceive someone didn’t respond, check to see if their reply was inadvertently deleted or sent to your Trash or Junk folder.
With emotionally charged emails, wait until the next morning to see if you feel the same before clicking Send.
Feel free to modify the Subject: field to more accurately reflect a conversation’s direction.
When it comes to your email communications, know who you can trust; trust only those you know.
Take the time to review each email before clicking Send to ensure your message is clear and you are relaying the tone that you desire.
Never use an old email to hit reply and start typing about an entirely new topic.
Regardless of how noble a forwarded email may be, don’t just forward without investigating its authenticity @ Snopes.com.
Always add the email addresses of Web sites and new contacts immediately to your approved senders or address book so they get through Spam filters.
Before completing a Web site’s Contact form; make an effort to review the site to be sure the information you seek is not already available.
Take a quick look at the e-mails in your Trash before you delete them just in case a good e-mail landed there by mistake.
If any email states to forward to all your friends, or just 5 people — do everyone a favor and just hit delete!
Don’t mass e-mail people who didn’t ask to be on your personal “mailing list”.
Double check that your adware, spyware and virus programs are set to automatically update at least once each week so the software knows what to protect you from.
And finally… Type unto others as you would have them type unto you!