Ask Before Attaching   Thumbnail: Always ask before sending any
binary/encoded attachments. Don't assume the recipient wants to
see it, or that they can even detach and view the particular
document format.   Sometimes we have a document, or even a large
text-file, or the contents of a web page, that we wish to
include as part of the message we are sending to someone. We
could simply reference the document, but it might not be
available to the recipient, or you don't know the proper
citation. And you really would like them to see the contents of
the document, and not just hear about it (it might even save
time, or the sending of an extra message). However, you don't
usually send email to this particular person, or maybe you've
just never sent them attachments before, and you don't know how
they might react to it.   How should you convey the information
in this document to the recipient?   The recipient might be
really interested in the information the document contains. It
might even inspire them to take actio