Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 00:05:16 EDT From: embers of forgetink? Subject: [WRITERS] TECH: Public and Private Email... It has been a while since these topics came up, but it should be kept in mind that: 1. Private email generally should NOT be posted to the list without checking with your correspondent(s). (There are situations when one should ignore this, but the general etiquette is that private email should be responded to in private, unless all parties agree to "go public" with the discussion.) 2. When responding to public postings with public replies, DO include enough of the original posting to provide context, but also do remove extraneous parts. 3. In many cases, responses to public postings can be sent privately, and we encourage saving the public postings for those that profit both the audience and the other participants. So--respond to public postings either in public or private. Respond to private email in private. thanks tink