Comment Re:Of course! - receipts - preference for eMail (Score 1) 387
My set preference is for my eMail client to ask - then I let receipts go to those with whom I work. On the occasion that I request a receipt and do not get one within a reasonable time, I simply send a brief follow up requesting acknowledgement of the earlier message.
Certainly I have a preference for eMail. The telephone is the most rude instrument (both in standard and cell format) of the past two centuries. The person placing the call expects one to stop whatever one is doing and give the caller undivided attention for whatever is on their mind. At least voice-mail enables one to balance work and communication.
Timely, thoughtful communication is worth much more than instant blabbering.
Certainly I have a preference for eMail. The telephone is the most rude instrument (both in standard and cell format) of the past two centuries. The person placing the call expects one to stop whatever one is doing and give the caller undivided attention for whatever is on their mind. At least voice-mail enables one to balance work and communication.
Timely, thoughtful communication is worth much more than instant blabbering.
