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"Using Email Effectively", Linda Lamb/Jerry Peek, 1995, 1-56592-103-8, U$14.95
%A   Linda Lamb
%A   Jerry Peek
%C   103 Morris Street, Suite A, Sebastopol, CA   95472
%D   1995
%G   1-56592-103-8
%I   O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
%O   U$14.95 800-998-9938 707-829-0515 fax: 707-829-0104 nuts@ora.com
%P   146
%T   "Using Email Effectively"
 
This is about email at its most generic:  in-house, Internet or BBS, it doesn't
matter.  Specific examples are given from mail, mush, MH, Elm, Pine, Z-mail,
Endora and cc:Mail, but most of the material is conceptual, and not keystroke-
dependent.
 
Contents include basic operations, netiquette, productivity tips, organizing
mail, network addressing, mailing lists, customizations, extra touches
(signatures, smileys, etc.) and non-text files.  The book is short, and
therefore easy to read.  While it is difficult to suggest that they should be
added, I did notice that items which might be helpful (such as the preparation
of messages with word processors, or the injunction against commercial
broadcasts) are either missing or only minimally covered.
 
An interesting and useful feature is the inclusion of marginal anecdotes and
comments, mostly by other O'Reilly staff.  Since communication is personal, and
email usage even more so, this adds very important balance to the work.
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1995   BKUEMLEF.RVW   950510

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