If you use shareware, pay for it.
Paying for shareware encourages more people to write shareware. The few
dollars probably won't mean much to you, and they benefit all of cyberspace
in the long run.
If you're tempted to do something that's illegal in cyberspace, chances
are it's also bad Netiquette.
Today, it's as easy to copy practically anyone on your mail as it is
not to. And we sometimes find ourselves copying people almost out of habit.
In general, his is rude. People have less time than ever today, precisely
because they have so much information to absorb. Before you copy people
on your messages, ask yourself whether they really need to know. If the
answer is no, don't waste their time. If the answer is maybe, think twice
before you hit the send key.
If you do decide to inform someone of a mistake, point it out politely,
and preferably by private email rather than in public. Give people the
benefit of the doubt; assume they just don't know any better. And never
be arrogant or self-righteous about it.
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