Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!lll-lcc!qantel!ihnp4!inuxc!iuvax!authorplaceholder From: jec@iuvax.UUCP Newsgroups: soc.women Subject: Re: Wanted: Business-letter greeting Message-ID: <60900004@iuvax> Date: Fri, 19-Sep-86 14:45:00 EDT Article-I.D.: iuvax.60900004 Posted: Fri Sep 19 14:45:00 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 29-Sep-86 01:46:29 EDT References: <157@zen.BERKELEY.EDU> Lines: 20 Nf-ID: #R:zen.BERKELEY.EDU:-15700:iuvax:60900004:000:757 Nf-From: iuvax.UUCP!jec Sep 19 13:45:00 1986 When I was writing off to graduate schools I solved the problem by not opening the letter with any sort of salutation. While this might seen a little rude, it is better than saying something like, "Hey you," or making them think they are getting suicide notes with "To whom it may concern." Anyway, it looks more businessy (this is a Beta-word so it isn't in any dictionaries yet). III Usenet: {ihnp4,pur-ee,purdue}!iuvax!jec, UUU I UUU jec@iuvax.EDU U I U U I U Phone: (812) 335-5561 U I U U.S. Mail: Indiana University UUUUUUU Dept. of Computer Science I 021-C Lindley Hall III Bloomington, IN. 47405