From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 19 12:06:05 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 66CDB16A417 for ; Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:06:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.228]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B94313C448 for ; Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:06:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id s18so468617wxc for ; Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:06:04 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.70.32.10 with SMTP id f10mr3697795wxf.1169208364452; Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:06:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?192.168.0.4? ( [67.189.184.224]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id i15sm2369046wxd.2007.01.19.04.05.59; Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:06:00 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 07:06:18 -0500 From: Gerard To: User Questions Organization: Seibercom.NET In-Reply-To: <45B01FEC.1030008@chapman.edu> References: <04E232FDCD9FBE43857F7066CAD3C0F126733D@svmailmel.bytecraft.internal> <45B01FEC.1030008@chapman.edu> X-Face: "\j?x](l|]4p?-1Bf@!wN<&p=$.}^k-HgL}cJKbQZ3r#Ar]\%U(#6}'?<3s7%(%(gxJxxcR nSNPNr*/^~StawWU9KDJ-CT0k$f#@t2^K&BS_f|?ZV/.7Q Message-Id: <20070119070552.E645.GERARD@seibercom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.30 [en] Subject: 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 Reply-To: User Questions List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:06:05 -0000 On Thursday January 18, 2007 at 08:33:32 (PM) Jay Chandler wrote: > 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 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 ...... Well, if they pay the bills then it is their right to do as they please. I guess you could always start your own company and enforce any regulations you desired. > > 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. I read something in a computer magazine, I am not sure which one, that clearly stated that those disclaimers are not worth the paper they are written on. -- Gerard