On Fri, Jul 12, 2002 at 08:44:40AM -0700, Steven Stringham wrote:

| I am however, concerned with letting valid emails through (we are a Law
| Firm). If I were to kill valid messages, there would be real problems.

Just a note, you're not supposed to drop mail in the first place.
Either accept it or reject it (SMTP time).  If you accept it, you are
required to either deliver it or return a bounce to the sender.

| NOTE:  This message is intended only for the use of the individual
| or entity to which it is addressed.

This wasn't addressed to *me* ...

| If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient,

but I might be the intended recipient,  that wasn't explicitly stated.

| or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to
| the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any
| dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly
| prohibited.

Oops, Mailman already disseminated, distributed, copied, and publicly
archived the message.

| If you have received this communication in error, please notify us
| immediately by replying to the sender of this E-Mail or by
| telephone.

Do the legal experts at your organization realize how impotent such
line noise is, how much it makes them look like idiots?

http://www.goldmark.org/jeff/stupid-disclaimers/

-D

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