Jerry
Username: Jerry
Registered: 7-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 11:51 am: | |
'Tal" sent this to us and it makes perfect sense to us, so we are posting the info here.
The Correct Way To Send Forwarded E-Mails
I am sure many of you know this already, but some of you do
not.
Great Information; we can all learn something from this! Do you really
know how to forward e-mails? This was written by a system administrator for
a corporate system. It is an excellent message that ABSOLUTELY applies to
ALL of us who send e-mails. Please read the short letter below.
Do you really know how to forward e-mails? 50% of us do; 50% DO NOT !!!
Someone can take all of those addresses and send junk mail to
them or sell them to spammers in the hopes that you will go to the site and
they will make five cents for each hit that they sell. That's right, all of
that inconvenience over a nickel and because someone included visible email
addresses in their forwarded message!!!
How do you stop it? Well, there are four easy steps:
1. When you Forward an e-mail, DELETE all of the other addresses that
appear in the body of the message (at the top). That's right, DELETE them.
2. Highlight them and delete them or backspace them or cut them -
whatever it is you know how to do. It only takes a second. You MUST click
the "Forward" button first though (send to YOURSELF) and then you will have
full editing capabilities for the body and headers of the message. If you
don't click on "Forward" first, you won't be able to edit the message at
all. Whenever you send an e-mail to more than one person, do NOT use the
To: or Cc: columns for adding e-mail address. Always use the BCC: (Blind
Carbon Copy) column !!!!! It is on your computer e-mail system, whether you
know it or not. Look for the BCC Function. All e-mail systems have
it!!!!!!!! Then, no one can see the other persons on the e-mail list. Do
you want your name and e-mail address to be forward all over the world?????
I don't think you do!!!!
3. Remove any "FW:" in the subject line. You can re- name the subject if
you wish or even correct spelling.
4. ALWAYS hit your Forward button from the actual e- mail you are
reading. Ever get those e-mails that you have to open 10 FW: pages to read
the one page with the information on it? By Forwarding from the actual,
final page you wish someone to view, you stop them from having to open many
e-mails just to see what you sent. (Many people will not open all those
emails for fear of getting a virus so your message may go unread.)
Better still, send your message in the body of the e-mail instead of an
attachment. Most people are afraid to open an attachment unless they know
it is safe. All e-mail systems let you pick whether to send/forward your
e-mail as an attachment or in the body of the message. Search your options
function on your e-mail handling system, and select the option that lets you
send or forward the messaget in the body of the e-mail. It is really
aggravating to have to open attachment 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and so on if you
leave every address in the header. People who use AOL are the worst ones to
send e-mail as attachments. Several other internet providers are just as
bad.
Have you ever gotten an email that is a petition? It states a position
and asks you to add your name and address and to Forward it to a number of
people or your entire Address Book. The email can be Forwarded on and on
and can collect thousands of names and email addresses.
***FACT: The completed petition is actually worth a couple of bucks to a
professional spammer because of the wealth of valid names and email
addresses contained therein. If you want to support the petition, send it
as your own personal letter to the intended recipient(s). Your position may
carry more weight as a personal letter than a laundry list of names and
email address on a petition - and, again, you will protect the privacy of
those in your Address Book and provide them additional security against
viruses and spammers. Please remember this when thinking about forwarding
petitions.
Just a word to the wise. Email petitions are NOT acceptable to Congress or
any other municipality. To be acceptable petitions must have a signed
signature and full address!!!
So please, in the future, let's stop the junk mail and the viruses by
working together and respecting the privacy and security of one another.
Finally, here's an idea!!! Let's send this to everyone we know (but please
strip my address off first). This is something that SHOULD be forwarded.
Thank You!!!
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