My Email Policy (updated July 7, 2012)

  • Do not send me spam.
  • Do not send me hoaxes.
  • Do not send me chain letters. I do not participate in chain letters.
    • Any message that says something like “Forward this to everyone you can” is most likely hoax or a chain letter.
  • Jokes are OK, but if the subject line starts with “Re: Re: Re,” I’ve probably already heard it.
  • Windows viruses, trojans and other malware are OK. My computer is immune to them.

The following types of messages will be treated with low priority:

  • Messages with a blank subject line
  • Messages in all capital letters
  • Messages in English, with extremely poor spelling, punctuation and grammar, from native English speakers
  • Ad hominem attacks, strawman arguments, and other logical fallacies

The following types of messages will be treated with high priority:

  • Messages with a valid PGP or S/MIME signature
  • Messages encrypted with my PGP key

Additional requests:

  • Do not give my email address to spammers.
    • If you click a web link that says “Send this page to a friend,” and enter my address, you’re probably giving my address to a spammer.
    • If you send me an “electronic greeting card” you’re probably giving my address to a spammer.
  • Do not send me Microsoft® Word documents. I do not have Microsoft® Word. Save them to an open or non-proprietary format (Same for Excel and Powerpoint® files).