[ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 33, Issue 51

[Steve Cook]

On Sun, 2008-01-27 at 19:24 +0000, Tony Arnold wrote:
> 
> Martyn wrote:
> >> Message: 1
> >> Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:50:46 +0000
> >> From: C L Chatfield <me at chrischatfield.com>
> >> Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Fct or Fiction. Survelance Paranoia
> >> To: British Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com>
> >> Message-ID: <1201395046.6370.5.camel at ubuntu-home-main>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain
> > 
> >> ####################################################################
> >> Confidentiality notice:
> >> This email (and any documents attached to it) is confidential and is
> >> intended for use only by the named recipients.
> >> Information contained or attached may not be disclosed to any person who
> >> is not a named recipient without the prior
> >> written consent of Christopher L Chatfield, Cheltenham.
> >> If you are not a named recipient, then please notify us, destroy this
> >> email and keep no copies.
> >> Thank you for your co-operation.
> >> ..
> >> email: me at chrischatfield.com
> >> freephone: 44-800-0-664-813 from UK 0800-0-664-813
> >> ICQ= 424376924 Google Instant Messaging =
> >> chris.l.chatfield at Googlmail.com
> >>
> > Well I received it, and I'm not a named recipient (neither is anyone
> > on this list) so what do we do now?
> 
> I wouldn't worry about it! Most e-mail disclaimers are completely
> pointless and wouldn't stand up in a court of law.
> 
> The above says the contents should not be disclosed to any person who is
> not a named recipient. But you are not a named recipient and you've seen
> the content, so it's rather late reading the disclaimer!
> 
> Regards,
> Tony.
> -- 
> Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester,
> IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL.
> T: +44 (0)161 275 6093, F: +44 (0)870 136 1004, M: +44 (0)773 330 0039
> E: tony.arnold at manchester.ac.uk, H: http://www.man.ac.uk/Tony.Arnold
> 
The lady tht ordered the printec stationary at a friend's company had
the good sense to have some thing similar printed at the bottom of thier
letter headed paper.  It dispappeared mrom thier emails not lang afeter.


steve