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What is Expected When You Are Cc’d in an E-mail?

June 10, 2011 By 10 Comments

When you find that you've been Cc'd on an e-mail, a response is not necessarily required.  The Sender is including you as a FYI. I've seen many a onliner feel the need to reply when they are not … [Read more...]

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E-mail Response Time Matters!

August 10, 2010 By 9 Comments

What is the rule for how fast you should be responding to e-mails? The short answer: As soon as you can. The long answer: It is obvious that some e-mails will be more important to you than … [Read more...]

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E-mail Etiquette Requires Your Reply

October 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment

A site visitor writes: My brother-in-law never acknowledges messages that I send to him unless I ask him a direct question...and, even then, he sometimes fails to respond...so I have no way of … [Read more...]

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E-mail Response Expectations are Officially Unrealistic!

August 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment

In a little over a decade we can't live without our e-mail. And to think a mere 15 years ago when I was all excited about CompuServe and opened my little Internet Studio on the IL/WI border, everyone … [Read more...]

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Old Flame & E-mail Etiquette

March 5, 2009 By 2 Comments

A concerned site visitor writes:To make a long story short, an old boyfriend found me on the Internet. He is married but not happily (so he says), I am widowed. He arranged for me to meet him at a … [Read more...]

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When to Expect an E-mail Reply?

September 18, 2008 By Leave a Comment

How soon should you expect a reply to an e-mail?  Should you send another e-mail if the first isn't responded to? Onliners should make an efforts to respond to their personal incoming e-mail within … [Read more...]

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