Email auditing

[Derek Broughton]

charlie derr wrote:

> Karl-Heinz Schulz wrote:
>> I want that all incoming and outgoing email for a particular user is cc:
>> into another mail box.
>> 
>> What is the best way to accomplish that?
>> 
>> Which tools should I use?
> 
> I don't think you should be attempting to solve a social problem with
> technical means.   Which is my way of saying that I can't imagine a
> scenario where anyone could convince me that this is an ethical route to
> take.
 
Do you honestly think you have enough information to know there's anything
unethical going on here?  I have _exactly_ that situation, where I want
messages to support at pointerstop.ca to be sent to myself and my partner. 
There are numerous other cases where it would be both ethical and proper.  
What about a large business where you want a record of every email sent to
particular addresses.  Or a lawyer who needs to ensure he can not
accidentally delete any email he receives.

In any case, if the intent is really for a company to copy a user's email -
without that user's knowledge - the _legal_ issue is that it's probably the
company's right in most jurisdictions, and the _ethical_ issue is that an
employee shouldn't be using company email for things that the company
shouldn't be entitled to copy.
-- 
derek