From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 27 16:47:00 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 544CC106566B for ; Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:47:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sterling@camdensoftware.com) Received: from wh1.interactivevillages.com (ca.2e.7bae.static.theplanet.com [174.123.46.202]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B8398FC19 for ; Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:46:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from 184-78-197-203.war.clearwire-wmx.net ([184.78.197.203] helo=_HOSTNAME_) by wh1.interactivevillages.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qm7G4-0003ck-7d for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:46:33 -0700 Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:46:54 -0700 Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:46:54 -0700 From: Chip Camden To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20110727164653.GA57377@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20110726110657.86e3ac62@mail.gatewaytechnolabs.com> <538F25C6-4D22-48B8-B573-8D7F5786CA58@d3photography.com> <4e302ab6.Th+YrsuhnF0BJ998%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <4E2FF01E.8030409@my.gd> <4E2FF194.1000503@stillbilde.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="1yeeQ81UyVL57Vl7" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4E2FF194.1000503@stillbilde.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Company: Camden Software Consulting URL: http://camdensoftware.com X-PGP-Key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=0xD6DBAF91 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - wh1.interactivevillages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - camdensoftware.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Subject: Re: legal notices at the end of emails X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:47:00 -0000 --1yeeQ81UyVL57Vl7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Svein Skogen (Listmail account) on Wednesday, 27 July 2011: >=20 > Those e-mail-footers of legalese-sounding mumbo-jumbo threatening > voodoo-action against you and anybody standing next to you, should you > not be the sole designated, implied or expressed, recipient of that > e-mail, are _LESS_ binding than "shrinkwrap EULAs", and has less actual > legal content than the gold-content of seawater. They add the footers to > sound important. It's a mild case of narcissism. >=20 I think it's more of a CYA than narcissism -- but a poor one. Or it may be the equivalent of "please keep it to yourself" framed in legalese for added effect -- the 21st century version of pronouncing a curse upon the offender, and just as effective. --=20 =2EO. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camdensoftware.com =2E.O | sterling@camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com OOO | 2048R/D6DBAF91 | http://chipstips.com --1yeeQ81UyVL57Vl7 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJOMED9AAoJEIpckszW26+RG+cH/0N4KkkEtnNlo/QVXQRX9tjO 9mrhoJjBMOccbIF0G/FVwCmLEFBpJVJqdTZLxLpPr/gIX3jOwp/3kP2fc/RZSowM VrBITd7EiYljuuJep7CavaN2RsoLg8mvukcaDvEq58np6DRbL2vBozC5bo1P1a/B 4JhNWlh6/3sVniXlxjryLTMZVEec8/5aPEbPtK55dCet2q20hCxtouIntCz8ooY2 gH+OYO9S7z1GHLMtgLmDczzjzC6H3w5t2EYLCAXjYmt3+JCXw5DZIdP7tuHc0bXN jgL0VDPvIRtRLNZIrg2ucCR+PkUh/i1ZOMkHfSp54NrqCwvBYFxk8xzXyQ0YUBE= =jaWt -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --1yeeQ81UyVL57Vl7--