Here is a set of good practices regarding emails that I would like to see more often.
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Prefer the text format to the html format, so your mail will load faster and take up less space in your correspondent’s mailbox.
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Get to the point, a good text is short and effective.
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However, avoid writing in abbreviated form at all costs.
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If you reply to a message, keep only the useful text as a quote and not the entire content of the previous email.
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Use a foreign language only for a specific purpose and if it is not possible to do otherwise.
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Use a short signature at the end of the email without an image.
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Attachments should be used sparingly, if possible compressed to be as small as possible.
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Reread yourself and never send a message without taking the time to think about whether it could be shorter, better written, clearer and reflect your intentions.
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Be polite and courteous.
And if you are interested in the subject, read the netiquette that inspired me to write this article.