Ask HN:When to expect reply to emails?
RiderOfGiraffes: My guidelines:If your email is short, very clear, acknowledges that the recipient is likely to be busy, and only requires a short answer, usually you will be answered with 30 minutes of it being read, or never.If it's long, unclear, rambling and makes no effort to demonstrate that you are in effect asking a favor, or if the reply requires thought and detail, then a week, or never.Ask yourself: what have I done to motivate the person to answer this email?Also, read this:http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Essays/smart-questions.htmlDon't take all of it literally - pick, choose, and use common sense.