>> Yes, I do. If there is an explicit claim, like an email footer or a >> copyright in the code, we do try to nail that down. > > AFAICT, the footer in question tries to make it illegal for us even to > have the message in our mail archives. If I were running the PG lists, > I would install filters that automatically reject mails containing such > notices, with a message like "Your corporate lawyers do not deserve to > have access to the internet. Go away until you've acquired a clue."
Well that would pretty much eliminate the ability to receive mail from any large company :) but I can certainly appreciate the sentiment. > > I fully support Bruce's demand that patches be submitted with no such > idiocy attached. Absolutely. In regards to your idea of a filter, there is no reason why we couldn't install a filter that checks for signatures with specific legal words and strips said signature automatically, responding to the sender that we did so. Joshua D. Drake > > regards, tom lane > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq > -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
