ADVICE TO GRADUATING STUDENTS: WHEN REPLYING TO AN IMPORTANT EMAIL FROM AN IMPORTANT STAKEHOLDER . . .
. . . just type a “$” on the TO: line before you start editing.
Sometimes you make a mistake while typing and an email is sent before you are ready. This can be bothersome but it could also be embarrassing or even disastrous. By entering this character it guarantees, at least on many email clients such as MS Outlook, that the email won’t be sent until you remove it.
Most email clients will accept this, and you can save the email in the meantime. When you are finally ready to send, just remove this little send protection and go.
