Alan - my own trick is to never send anything that I haven't saved as a draft first, then open and proof the draft for embarrassing words or thoughts, and for whom it is addressed. (though I'm hitting reply to the list). I also switch to "plain text" when sending to a group list.
Richard R - San Fran Twain Fan

--- On Mon, 7/11/11, Alan Gribben <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Alan Gribben <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: The usual apology
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Monday, July 11, 2011, 6:38 AM
> Hi, Forum Members,
> 
> Please accept my apology for falling into the trap--after a
> hard day of gra=
> ding term papers and then gardening in the July heat--of
> mistakenly sending=
>  a personal note to the entire list.
> 
> I always vowed that I would avoid this error, but I finally
> made the slip. =
>  May others learn thereby.
> 
> Regards,
> Alan
> Alan Gribben=
>