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Do You really Know How to Forward Email???
From a Network Administrator responsible for all of the computers at a large corporation.
You get viruses/junk mail when email, from the people, before you, get forwarded, the list builds, some one gets a virus, and can send it on.
(1) To forward email, DELETE the other addresses in the message. click the 'Forward' button first then you have editing capabilities
(2) DON’T use the To: or Cc: if forwarding to more than one, use the BCC , keep email addresses anonymous
(3) Remove any 'FW :' in the subject line. You can re-name the subject if you wish or even fix spelling.
Also get rid of the advertisements at the bottom of your emails!
5 Answers
- SleekLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Yes. We spend so much time reading emails, it would be nice if they were REAL and as personalized as any other written message would be. We don't go around just re addressing or writing new addresses on other information received, it isn't right that it is done with email either. Thanks! I agree. I didn't think about using BCC for forwards, I mean I do sometimes, but I will in general now. It will just LOOK so much neater.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
My answer to this is like the others... amen! Too bad people don't follow this though.
I even received an email with the above instructions and unbelievably enough.... it had dozens of addresses it had been forwarded to! Now that is the ultimate in sad but true.
- 1 decade ago
Very well said! I'm sick of seeing FwdFwdFwd in my inbox! Also, I wish these people would not pass around my email address.
I'm glad someone took the time to write this.
- 1 decade ago
YES I PRACTICE GOOD FORWARDING E-MAIL SKILLS. I EVEN WILL CHECK WITH SNOPES OR THE OTHER SITE TRUTHORFICTION.COM TO MAKE SURE WHAT I AM SENT IS NOT AN E-RUMOR OR A DEAD FORWARD, MEANING IT MAY HAVE BEEN TRUE, 5 YRS AGO, BUT STILL STUCK IN CYBERWORLD CIRCULATING.
- lfahn25Lv 51 decade ago
Amen!!!!
If I see a fwd:fwd:fwd I just delete it. If it's that good, they would have spent time making it easier to read.
