Snail Mail or E-mail?
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Snail Mail or E-mail? For many of us, turning on the computer and checking for e-mail messages has become as much a part of our daily routine as checking the mailbox. The growing popularity of e-mail makes us wonder how we ever survived without it. E-mail has many advantages over regular mail, including speed, low cost, and convenience. In our enthusiasm for e-mail, however, we would be unwise to abandon the post office altogether. For some purposes, e-mail, lacking emotion, formality and privacy, is a poor substitute for "snail mail," both in our personal lives and in the business world. There is no denying that e-mail has many advantages over regular mail. The most obvious advantage is speed. We can send e-mail around the world in a matter of minutes with no more effort than it takes to press a few keys on the computer. It is this speed...

