Make your E-mail worthwhile. This is especially nettlesome on mailing lists and newsgroups that carry substantial traffic. Delete old mail. Some providers have a limit on how many bytes they will store or process before they impose storage charges. Flame Wars Flames are vicious, insulting messages.
Flame wars are flames that people hurl back and forth at each other.
It is best to avoid flame wars. If you see something personal or political that irritates you, the best course of action is to not react at that moment. Get away from your computer, talk with a friend, or otherwise vent your passion in a direction that will neither create nor escalate a situation. Signature Files Signature files, or sigs, are personalized, sometimes lengthy, descriptions that accompany a person's name at the end of an E-mail or newsgroup message. The rule of thumb states that sigs more than six lines are aggravating.