How do you write e-mails to important people?

[Jono]

Y halo thar lololol

<content>

Cheers, bint!

<your name>

 

[Zefan]

Darling fascist bully boy...

May the seed of your loin be fruitful in the belly of your woman.

Boomshanka.

 

[Rich_L]

Like a letter, and Debretts is your friend

http://www.debretts.com/forms-of-address/professions/academics/professor.aspx

So yes, start with Dear Professor Farnsworth and sign off with Yours Sincerely.

 

[muon]

Dear Professor X,



Kind regards,

Desires

 

[UK-AL05]

[Hello or Dear Sir]

[message content]

[Kind Regards]
[Name Here]

 

[arknor]

you start with
"wut dem professa me is dem blud clot dat be avin beef with youts come back at me wid ya, nuff respek and ting!

 

[RDM]

Write the email as if it was a letter. Problem solved.

 

[semi-pro waster]

It depends, generally in work for me it follows the format:

Name

Body of text

Thank you

My name

But if I was writing an email to someone externally then I'd use letter writing convention or close to it.