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hello,
 
Due to the tremendous number of e-mails I get everyday I would like to suggest
some guides that could be used on MacAppTech$ when sending links.  Maybe this
could come up for discussion at the MADA meeting at SF MacWorld.  I think the
reason most people leave Tech$ is due to the load and losing private E-mails.
By following some guidelines I think this would help decrease this frustration
level.
 
Ed Navarrete/DTS
Apple Computer, Inc.
 
This is from a set of guidelines proposed at Apple:
 
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E-mail overload faces all of us, and a great number of messages do not directly
contribute to the ongoing successful of our jobs.  In addition it is often
difficult to determine the content of an e-mail from the title alone.
And in order to maintain a high level of responsiveness we need to be able to
filter the highest priority e-mails by scanning the titles/subject heading.
 
o Here are the guidelines:
When addressing an e-mail message please begin the title/subject line with one
of the following prefixes...
 
  Prefix    Meaning
  FYI:      For Your information, non-essential info, but of possible interest
  PI:       Personal information directed to an individual, no response req'd
  R:        This e-mail requires a direct response and is required reading
 
If you send an e-mail message to more than one person, add a "$" to the prefix
to indicate that the e-mail is being broadcast to a group.
 
In addition, if the e-mail involves a deadline, please include that date.  If
you see a date in the title/subject line of an e-mail, always consider it to be
the deadline, schedule or due date.
 
   Examples:  FYI$:  Local MADA meeting
              PI$: Thank you for your response
              R$: How do I ...
 
Finally, please consider these 'e-mail etiquette' ideas when creating mail:
 
o One-minute-emails! - develop the practice of writing e-mails that fit on one
page and can be read in under a minute.  Enclosed longer documents if needed.
o Intelligible titles - make sure the title makes sense and gives a hint at the
content of the link (i.e. "I'm at Comdex till 1/22", _not just_ "Outta here!").
o Assume appreciation - respond to e-mails with _content_ only; simple "thank
you for your reply" messages are not needed (unless really called for).
o Compress wisely - do not compress small files (i.e. under 100k) as this
requires several extra steps for the reader to download, decompress and read.