Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:33:32 -0800 From: Jay Chandler <chandler@chapman.edu> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Mail etiquette (was: What is this mean by this term) Message-ID: <45B01FEC.1030008@chapman.edu> In-Reply-To: <04E232FDCD9FBE43857F7066CAD3C0F126733D@svmailmel.bytecraft.internal> References: <04E232FDCD9FBE43857F7066CAD3C0F126733D@svmailmel.bytecraft.internal>
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Murray Taylor wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Greg Albrecht [mailto:gregoryba@gmail.com] >> Sent: Friday, 19 January 2007 11:42 AM >> To: Murray Taylor >> Cc: freebsd-questions >> Subject: Re: Mail etiquette (was: What is this mean by this term) >> >> On 18/01/07, Murray Taylor <MTaylor@bytecraft.com.au> wrote: >> >>>> "Top posting" is only one issue. Others of great importance are >>>> trimming your posts, not breaking the lines into tiny >>>> >> fragments, and >> >>>> not writing one-line paragraphs. Your .sig is a good example of >>>> things that people should remove from replies. >>>> >>>> Greg >>>> >>> Exactly! And not only my .sig which I do have control over whether >>> I add it or not, and also the #@$%^%# stupid corporate >>> >> disclaimer also >> >>> (over which I have no control).... sigh >>> >>> mjt (no .sig) >>> >> since i seem to be in the mood to muddy the waters today: >> >> have you considered using a mail address outside of your corporation? >> one which doesn't automatically add that disclaimer. i've never been >> fond of using my work email address for anything outside of work, but >> that's me. maybe this is an obvious answer but it is one way to please >> the etiquette overlords. >> >> -g >> >> -- >> Greg Albrecht (gregoryba@gmail.com) >> > > I started using the lists from work years ago when I was > establishing the FreeBSD servers and it was easier to get > Q&A stuff done... Since then the weenies have come along > and changed out a perfectly servicable Postfix / Cyrus > mail system with M$ Exchg(barf), and the beanies wanted the > disclaimers ...... > > sigh > > Have any of these disclaimers ever proven to be even the slightest bit legally enforceable? I mean, for God's sake, they're at the bottom of the message, essentially telling you not to read the message you just read. -- Jay Chandler Network Administrator, Chapman University 714.628.7249 / chandler@chapman.edu Today's Excuse: PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair)
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