SFGate features an article about the perils of e-mail, including all of those lovely real-life examples we can learn so much from, including the misdirected love letter and accidentally sending the same message multiple times.
They also give a handy list of guidelines for using e-mail. This is my favorite, which really applies in today’s online environment:
Always assume everything you write online — be it an e-mail, instant message or chat conversation, forum post or blog comment — has the potential to become public, especially if it’s terribly personal and horribly embarrassing and probably incriminating.
It can get very easy to get caught up in the moment, especially on a forum or comment thread, and that moment can lead to one posting less-than-wise words. Articles like this one are a good reminder that we all need to police ourselves and watch what we make available to the public, especially when our colleagues and bosses are only one quick, accidental click away.
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