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  Think twice before posting or sharing anything. It should not hurt sentiments of others.
                    Do not trust people easily you meet online. They may not disclose their complete identity.
                         Notes

                         Insensible messages that are sent in a social group or during a chat are referred as Flaming.
                         Flaming are often perceived as an insult or violation of netiquettes. It is often an emotional reaction to a
                         post that is deemed inappropriate by any member of the group.


                  E-Mail Netiquette
                  E-mail netiquettes are the basic etiquettes and courtesy that should be followed while sending e-mails.
                  While exchanging e-mail, we should take care to respect the receiver. Few e-mail etiquettes are:

                    Salutations: It is not courteous to use the same format of salutation that one uses in other ways of
                      communication such as in a written letter, in telephonic conversation, etc.
                    Aim at consistency: The inbox of e-mails should be checked at tentatively fixed intervals. The regular
                      sender  should  have  rough  idea  when  the  receiver  would  open  the  sent  e-mail,  whether  daily  or
                      weekly.

                    Protect privacy of e-mail messages: It is not appropriate to forward the same copy of a received
                      e-mail message without the sender’s permission which was not intended for forwarding to others.

                    Protect the privacy of e-mail addresses: If we mention e-mail addresses in the ‘To’ or ‘CC’ field, the
                      e-mail addresses of all the recipients are displayed to each recipient. This might not be appreciated
                      by all. It’s better to mention the e-mail addresses of all the recipients in the BCC (Blind Carbon Copy)
                      field if the situation permits so.
                    Respect copyright: We should not forward or distribute any copyrighted content or mails, without
                      the permission of the owner.
                    Be brief: A general netiquette principle is that one’s communication should not waste other people’s
                      time. Hence, we should keep the messages brief and concise.

                    Include meaningful subject headings: The subject line of an e-mail should contain a clear summary
                      of the message.

                    Avoid all CAPS: We should not type the alphabetical characters of the messages in capitals as it looks
                      impolite.
                    Keep your system virus free: One of the dangers of computers being connected to each other is the
                      possibility of transfer of viruses. Hence, one must keep one’s computer clean with regular virus checks.
                    Spams: We should not send unsolicited e-mail messages to people on the net.

                    Advertisement: We should not send e-mails to advertise any product until the user is subscribed to
                      get those advertisements.

                  Chat and IM Netiquettes
                  Chat and Instant Messaging (IM) are Internet features that allow users to interact with people in real
                  time. With such features, simultaneous or synchronous interaction is made possible either in a group or
                  public forum or in a private space among two or more individuals over the net. Some of the chat and IM
                  etiquettes are:




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