From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 19 01:40:18 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 908FD16A40F for ; Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:40:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matt@gsicomp.on.ca) Received: from daisy2.compar.com (daisy2.compar.com [216.208.38.133]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 415D813C448 for ; Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:40:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matt@gsicomp.on.ca) Received: from localhost (localhost.compar.com [127.0.0.1]) by daisy2.compar.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D26513C440; Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:31:36 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at compar.com Received: from unknown by localhost (amavisd-new, unix socket) id dfitICAxP+p6; Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:31:35 -0500 (EST) Received: from gabby.gsicomp.on.ca (CPE00062566c7bb-CM0011e6ede298.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com [74.109.12.188]) by daisy2.compar.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2453813C45E; Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:31:35 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gabby.gsicomp.on.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id B95F86113; Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:30:03 -0500 (EST) Received: from unknown by localhost (amavisd-new, unix socket) id client-5PsbACKG; Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:29:45 -0500 (EST) Received: from hermes (hermes.gsicomp.on.ca [192.168.0.18]) by gabby.gsicomp.on.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id EBA6F6108; Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:29:44 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <002401c73b6b$00541b80$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> From: "Matt Emmerton" To: "Jay Chandler" , "freebsd-questions" References: <04E232FDCD9FBE43857F7066CAD3C0F126733D@svmailmel.bytecraft.internal> <45B01FEC.1030008@chapman.edu> Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:41:55 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1896 X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at gsicomp.on.ca Cc: Subject: [OT] mail disclaimers [ was Re: Mail etiquette (was: What is this mean by this term) ] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:40:18 -0000 > > [ snip much ado about mail etiquette and sigs and whatnot ] > > > > I started using the lists from work years ago when I was > > establishing the FreeBSD servers and it was easier to get > > Q&A stuff done... Since then the weenies have come along > > and changed out a perfectly servicable Postfix / Cyrus > > mail system with M$ Exchg(barf), and the beanies wanted the > > disclaimers ...... > > > > 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. Probably just as enforceable as the shrink-wrap licence on Windows. (By using this CD, you agree to be bound by the EULA which you will get a chance to review when installing the software...) -- Matt