2. Don't participate in electronic chain letters. A chain letter is any letter which asks to be forwarded to other people, even if it is a for a good cause. This is prohibited at Saint Mary's and frowned upon by the Internet Society. It causes unnecessary network traffic, wasted disk space and slows the mail delivery for everyone.

3. Do not send large attachments. They slow the network down, waste disk space and sometimes can prevent someone's INBOX from opening correctly because the mail software runs out of memory.

4. Do not spam other users by sending unsolicited junk mail. Do not spam newsgroups by posting messages which are not on the topic of the newsgroup or intended only to incite a flame war.

5. Do not send messages to large distribution lists without careful planning and only when absolutely necessary. Divide your lists into smaller groups (less than 100) so as not to overload the SMTP outgoing mail server. If you overwhelm the mail server, everyone's mail will be delayed including your own. Email should only be used to communicate with the entire campus during extreme/emergency situations.

6. Do not send email under names other than your own.  This is against Saint Mary's University's appropriate use policy.

7. Please remember at all times that you are communicating with another person at the other end of the email, not a machine. Use civil language and re-read your messages before you send to check for possible misunderstandings.

8. If you receive improper messages like the ones described above you can report the incidents to the Helpdesk.