Here are some instructions about the form of the papers you are to
send to me:

1) The subject line must be filled in identifying the message. If
you need immediate attention, put something like "HELP" or "URGENT"
in the subject line.  As you can imagine I receive a large number
of messages. The first thing I do is to move the messages into
directories where I keep all the assignments by type, and it is too
time-consuming for me to have to open each message to see what it
is before moving it.

2) If you have replaced your real name with some clever alias, such
as "007" or "Aphrodite," change it back to your real name. For the
same reason mentioned above, I do not have time to open each
message and try to figure out who you really are. If you are using
someone else's account, include your name in the subject line.

3) If you have a signature file, do not use it when sending
assignments to me. It will disrupt some of the file manipulating
programs I will use on your assignments.

4) Do not send your assignments as attachments to your messages or
in any other form than ASCII. If you write them on a PC
wordprocessor, be sure to save them as ASCII files before uploading
them. Microsoft Word is particularly troublesome in this regard. Be
sure to save in "Text Only" if you use Microsoft Word.  If you are
using Wordperfect, save it as "ASCII DOS TEXT." Windows Notepad
saves automatically as a Text Only (.txt) file, which is fine. You
can use "cut and paste" to avoid these uploading problems.

5) If you are using Microsoft Word, your program is probably
configured so that it will not send quotation marks and apostrophes
properly via e-mail. Change the settings in the following manner:
Click on "Tools," click on "Auto correct" within the Tools menu,
click on the Tab "Autoformat as you type," uncheck the box
"Straight quotes with smart quotes,"

ALSO, click on the Tab "Autoformat," uncheck the same "Straight
quotes with smart quotes" box that you find there.

6) Do not indent to indicate paragraphs. Use the method you see
here of leaving a blank line between paragraphs and putting the
first line all the way to the left, even with the other lines.
Spelling and grammar count. Corrections I make to your assignments
will appear in the following form 
<< INCONSISTENT TENSE FORMS >>

interlined in your original document.  At the end of the document,
you will find a grade. I use a point system: ten points are
possible for each assignment.