No business card or brochure today is complete without an e-mail address. The most obvious example is the millions of unsolicited spam messages generated daily by unscrupulous marketers.
Most people agree that spam is contemptible and a serious abuse of the e-mail system.
Whether it's a good joke, funny picture, tidbit of gossip or a dire virus warning, people just can't help but click the Forward button and pass it on to their entire address book with just one mouse click. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, however, as long as a few guidelines are followed. Before passing on that dreadful virus warning, take a moment to check whether or not it's a hoax. Ninety percent of all virus warnings circulating the Net today are documented hoaxes. These are just chain letters in disguise designed to incite fear and panic among recipients.