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9/5: Email

9/5: Email. General considerations Your SLU email Email etiquette. Email: general considerations. email address: yourname@somewhere.com electronic mail vs. “snail mail” programs for email: Netscape Messenger, MS Outlook, Eudora messages reside on the server until downloaded by the user.

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9/5: Email

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  1. 9/5: Email • General considerations • Your SLU email • Email etiquette

  2. Email: general considerations • email address: yourname@somewhere.com • electronic mail vs. “snail mail” • programs for email: Netscape Messenger, MS Outlook, Eudora • messages reside on the server until downloaded by the user

  3. Your SLU email • forwarding your SLU email to another account • use Telnet.exe • directions available at http://www.slu.edu/services/ITS/forward.html • MAIL> SET FORWARD you@somewhere.com • using http://mail.slu.edu

  4. Email Etiquette • awareness of conventions is important • essence of email: immediacy • remember: email is never dead… • messages are easily forwarded • messages are used as proof • “That’s not what I meant” • think and pause before you send it • context and nuance are lost in email • easily perceived as rude, offensive, or harsh :-)

  5. Email Etiquette: Dos & Don’ts :-) • DO use email for general announcements • DO use email to congratulate people and “quick hellos” • DON’T use email to complain, gripe, or argue: talk in person • DON’T use email for confidential information ;-)

  6. Email Etiquette: Dos & Don’ts :-) • DO say hello • DO sign your name • DON’T use all capital letters: All capitals = SHOUTING in email • DO use emoticons or make it plain that you are joking • DON’T leave all the headers on a message you plan to forward ;-) :->

  7. Hmwk #1: Email • Email the answers to these questions to me at booka@slu.edu, with links by 9/12 class. • 1. Who won the CBS Survivor challenge? What does he/she do for a living? Where can I find out more? • 2. Where can I find the lyrics to “Alison”, a song performed by Elvis Costello and the Attractions? Where can I find out more about the band? • 3. What is spam (not the canned meat)? What are two ways to reduce it? Where can I find out more? • 4. What is a popular model of PDA? Where can I buy one?

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