A gateway connection does not necessarily contemplate a full-time connection between the server and Internet. E Mail Cautions E mail is not without its pitfalls. If an e mail box is not checked frequently, then it is as useful as a fax machine in an isolated room. Because of technical problems, it is possible that e mail will not actually be sent or received. While a properly established system should not have this problem, it is always a risk.
E mail appears casual but actually creates a record.
Some workers have been surprised to see their love notes distributed across the network. Confidential information has been routed to the wrong person. Some e mail systems do not include spell checkers, creating a bad impression of the sender's competence. Security is always an issue with e mail. With internal office e mail or Internet e mail, messages must be assumed to be accessible to those who really want them not just to intended recipients.