Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 07:06:18 -0500 From: Gerard <gerard@seibercom.net> To: User Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Mail etiquette (was: What is this mean by this term) Message-ID: <20070119070552.E645.GERARD@seibercom.net> In-Reply-To: <45B01FEC.1030008@chapman.edu> References: <04E232FDCD9FBE43857F7066CAD3C0F126733D@svmailmel.bytecraft.internal> <45B01FEC.1030008@chapman.edu>
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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 <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 ...... 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
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