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This page used to say:
You are welcome to email me. I enjoy getting email.
... but i no longer enjoy getting email as I get too much and I
feel very guilty about not being able to read it all. So rather
than emailing me please just come by at then end of a lecture and
chat to me then.
If you feel you must email me then, to increase the chance of it
being read, please read the following notes first:
- I get too much email to read it all.
- I cope with my mail load by deleting much of my mail without reading it.
- I do this because I have lots of work to do, lots of students to teach and
help (typically over 700 at any one time), and a wonderful family to spend as
much time with as I can.
- Mail items automatically get deleted by my mail program unless they match
certain criteria. To get through the filters you need to use the right address
and subject line, as set out in the table below
STEP 1: Use the correct subject line
The subject line should describe what the mail is about.
Please spend 20 seconds or so and select a thoughful subject line for your
email message to me. This is a wonderful habit to get into generally for
all your email.
For example:
comp1A Ass #3 - when will the spec be released?
Thanks!
STEP 2: Use the correct address
| If you are ... | then mail me at the address ... |
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replace fred nurk with @ in these addresses
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[See the full table]
STEP 3: If it doesn't work
- Even if you get thru my email filters there is a good chance I won't see your
email. I only spend an hour a day at most on email, and in that time I often
don't even get to see all the mail which has come in that day. I work from the
most recent email backwards and each day the list of unread email grows slightly.
- So if I don't respond in a few days I'm not ignoring you, I just didn't
get to read your email. Resend it politely every few days until you get a
response.
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