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Comment: modified wording on attachment caveat

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Email attachments, while sometimes necessary, should be considered carefully. Quite often, even  Even the most carefully designed PDF will often pose an accessibility issue for users of assistive technology. PDF is rarely the best format for distributing information electronically. Consider including the information in the text of the email email text information rather than asking the user to download a PDF or , alternatively, consider linking to a web page. This will not only Using email and not a PDF will make your email  email more accessible, but it is less likely to be identified by . Furthermore, the recipient's email service provider is less likely to be identified as spam, will be less likely to be perceived as a possible security risk, and is more likely to be read by the intended recipient!.

If you must include an attachment, be sure to give it a meaningful filename, communicate in the body of the email exactly what the attachment is and the type of information it contains. 

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