‘netiquette’ tips for sending messages to the Network

When sending a message to your colleagues through the mailgroup please use the following guidelines:
=> Make your message concise, thought provoking and to the point. Don't send contributions longer than a screen.
=>The first sentence of your message should summarize the content of your contribution or should reference the discussion to which you are referring.
=> Do not raise new issues for discussion while contributing to a discussion or responding to a query. This can result in fragmentation of the discussion. New queries or discussion issues should be sent in a new separate message.
=> If you provide a lengthy attachment, please send it as a zip file. Many members use dial-up lines and find it inconvenient to download large files.
# Include your name, office and location at the end, to make it easy for other members to know who you are.

When replying to a member's message:
=> Keep the same subject heading, to ensure your message stays in the thread connected to the original message.
=> Send a response that may not be of interest to the entire community directly to the e-mail address of the person sending the Query, instead of using the "reply" function (which will direct your message to the whole mailgroup).