Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!AMELIA.NAS.NASA.GOV!eugene From: eugene@AMELIA.NAS.NASA.GOV (Eugene Miya) Newsgroups: sci.space Subject: Reminders for Old Farts Message-ID: <8903091200.AA26610@amelia.nas.nasa.gov> Date: 9 Mar 89 12:00:14 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 10 Hints for old users (subtle reminders) You'll know these. Minimize cross references, [Do you REALLY NEED to?] Edit "Subject:" lines especially if you are taking a tangent. Send mail instead, avoid posting follow ups. [100 mail messages mean more than 1 follow-up.] Read all available articles before posting a follow-up. [Check all references.] Cut down attributed articles. Summarize! Put a return address in the body (signature) of your message (mail or article), state institution, etc. don't assume mail works.