on Sat, Mar 27, 2004 at 08:27:35AM -0500, Stephen Touset ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Sat, 2004-03-27 at 03:31, Paul Johnson wrote: > > Stephen Touset <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > I've seen bullshit legal boilerplate on emails from a lot of small > > > companies (including those from the CEO of a company I work for), and I > > > can't help but giggle at how silly the whole premise is. > > > > Ever explain it to them why it's so silly? > > Yes, actually. Unfortunately, the only response I've ever gotten is > something akin to, "Every other executive (of small companies that never > seem to go anywhere) does it. It's an industry standard." > > The argument that it's literally 100% bullshit and not binding in any > way (just because you say it's illegal to read the email doesn't > actually mean it is) seems to be completely lost on them. I haven't yet > tried the approach of telling them what kind of impression it gives > others, though.
I've recently added a header specifically rejecting email disclaimers. <sigh> Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Save Bob Edwards! http://www.savebobedwards.com/
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