I agree that the "software dev" distinction here is not relevant. However, it's definitely true that email is typically used both for "serious and well-argued

I agree that the "software dev" distinction here is not relevant. However, it's definitely true that email is typically used both for "serious and well-argued discussions" and for chatty threads along the lines of Thanks. BTW How are we looking for this month's revenue target? >No idea, maybe the data load didn't run last night, >I'll look into it. > >>This report looks broken, the opportunity I closed >>yesterday isn't in there, what's up?