In this modern age, a large fraction of the communications within The Augustan Society, Inc., and between the Society's various officers and the world at large, are conducted by email. This requires both a physical system for sending and receiving email, and the policies and procedures needed to keep it all working as intended.
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==Email Address Conventions==
While it is strongly preferred that email be sent from Society addresses, it is understood that some officers may not have the technical skills needed to so configure their email accounts, and some email systems may not permit this. [[Consuls]] will provide technical support only for software that may, from time to time, be in use at Headquarters.
==Email Etiquette==
This section offers advice, nor admonitions. It should be adhered to by staff, and is recommended for officers.
# Use Society email addresses where possible. (thus <consuls@augustansociety.org> rather than <bruce.metcalf@augustansociety.net>, but either is preferable to use of a personal address.
# Use “Reply All” sparingly.
# If you feel you must send a message saying “thanks” or “understood”, limit that reply to the individual, not to a group or list.
# Use a salutation at the top.
# Do not start the message in the subject line and continue in the body.
# Except when writing to current members, Identify yourself by full name, title, and the phrase “The Augustan Society, Inc.” in each email thread.
# If you want to confirm that the message has been seen, use the “read receipt” function; do not demand that your readers respond.
# The exception to the above is when official notice is being given and a reply is required. Use this only if a failure to respond would require a phone call or letter to be sent.
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