Hello Greg,
I was under the impression you were on our mailing list this is not the
case, what you where referring to is my mail on the loco-contacts list
which does show a disclaimer as an attachment on all emails sent from
this account. The disclaimer is actually attached to all email
regardless of who it comes from that has an email account on our email
server it can be changed but not from any remote email client, which I
am currently using.
Your email started
Your LUG's mailing list has a disclaimer? ...
This lead me to conclude you where subscribing to our service when in
fact you where not.
Then when you mentioned lawyers I read this perhaps wrongly as an attack
and that the disclaimer was something I should not do. The language you
used within your email lead me to believe this disclaimer upset you. I
try very hard to please everyone the members who participate with me in
the LUG and the people we communicate with.
I mean no disrespect I just think you could have used your words with
constructive advice, I am not an expert but it appears to me that
because I am a member of the Linux User Group movement that we should
have a perfect business like expert system with a team of lawyers at
ready supply. I would rather not have a disclaimer at all but many
businesses over hear have them and suffice to say an argument was made
to have one also.
You have given me your opinion I don't know that it is correct but I
will take the advice you offered, and implement it as soon as possible.
Derek
Greg Grossmeier wrote:
<quoting name="linux" date="2009-09-20" time="18:19:47 +0100">
Greg,
Thankyou for your email, I am so sorry the disclaimer has upset you
so much
I haven't read past this point yet, but I just wanted to say that it
didn't "upset me so much." I see these disclaimers a lot and usually
don't comment on them. I just thought it was a tad out of place on a LUG
mailing list message, is all. And, I meant the ":)" at the end to
indicate that I wasn't "upset" but more just pointing out something I
find out of place.
That is all.
/me now continues to read the rest of your email...
I was looking to draft in some professional help with a
Ubuntu Global Jam, you know developers programmers that sought
thing. It was not my intention to start an argument if the
disclaimer is so unsuitable for a mailing list
No argument was started. :)
perhaps you could
suggest what it should contain. I am not a lawyer I don't draft in
lawyers to scrutinise what should be a collection of helpful people
some of whom may be professionals offering friendly advice.
I personally think that having a disclaimer on those messages is
worthless and doesn't do anything. As soon as your mailing list is
archived online (which is a Good Thing, so people can give URLs for
certain messages, read archives, etc), the "if you are not the intended
receipient of this email-message, please delete this message from your
system and do not read, copy, distribute, disclose or otherwise use this
e-mail message and any attachments" part is not enforceable anymore.
So, my suggestion: just remove it, you aren't gaining anything from it.
I have
looked for your email address on our mailing list and don't seem to
locate it. So first let me make sure you have subscribed to the
correct list.
I am not a member of that LUG and do not live there (I live in the US).
:) I read your message on the ubuntu LoCo contacts mailing list.
You are the first to complain about this I have not sought to
structure a mailing list solely on it's legal importance. I just
wanted to ensure it was read by the intended party and not therefore
by accident perhaps, someone else.
And if someone else did by accident read your message on a publicly
logged mailing list......?
Again, no argument here, I'm just pointing out the fact that using that
disclaimer (or pretty much any disclaimer) on a LUG mailing list just
seems very out of place.
Wish you the best!
Greg
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