google.com - 1/11/2009
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1 day ago WASHINGTON (AP) Many "reply all" fiascos result in mere embarrassment, but American diplomats have been told they may be punished for sending mass responses after an e-mail storm nearly knocked out one of the State Department's main electronic communications systems. A cable sent last ...
americablog.com - 1/13/2009
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americablog.com —
We've all been there. Someone sends an email
to a slew of people, cc's them all instead...
of bcc'g them, then more than a few brainiacs decide to reply to the entire list, everyone on the list, perhaps hundreds of people, to complain that they want to ...
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Reply-all e-mail storm hits State
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State Department Scolds Diplomats for Poor E-mail Etiquette
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... orders employees to “take immediate action” to ensure they and their colleagues are “aware of the negative impact of hitting ‘reply all’” and to delete e-mails addressed to large numbers of people that they might receive in error.
“Anyone who disregards these instructions will be subject to disciplinary actions,” Kennedy wrote in the cable, which begins: “Please ensure widest distribution of this message.”
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The Hollywood Liberal —
... AP via Google: The cable orders employees to “take immediate action” to ensure they and their colleagues are “aware of the negative impact of hitting ‘reply all’?” and to delete e-mails addressed to large numbers of people that they might receive in error.“Anyone who disregards these instructions will be subject to disciplinary actions,” [Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick] Kennedy wrote in the cable, which begins: “Please ensure widest distribution of this message.” Read more ...
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