In a message dated 10/2/2002 7:37:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:

<< How about just Dear Sir/Madam? >>

As far as I know, that's perfectly acceptable, even preferable to a number of
other options.  And don't worry about the recent crop of ignoramuses
(ignorami?  ignorama?) I've been reading about who construe "madam" as an
insult.

A gender-neutral alternative for certain professional situations is "Dear
Colleague", although that might be presumptuous when applying for a job.

David Haberstich

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