Side note. California state assembly is voting on a bill that would make emails and faxes part of the Freedom of Information Act. So any email sent and received by the government would have to be saved and can be viewed later by citizens that request it.
So, if you use your work email and work for the government, be careful. Jacob At 01:42 PM 5/29/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Thank you, Hatton! Well said! A fresh, toasted muffin for the man ... >Todd, better hold off on those nukes, for now. > >Judith > > >Some things to point out: > > > >1. This list (and alll of the HOF lists) are archived on a web-based > >resource that has been hit at least in the past by robots (I did a > >search for my email address on Google and got a post from the CF-Linux > >list). If your employer, spouse, friend or whoever decides they're > >going to look they can find things that are posted here. > > > >2. We are all adults, or at least old enough to hold a job in the IT > >industry and smart enough to use and understand the workings of > >scripting and programming languages. We need to act accordingly in > >public. Yes, this is an email list and we can carry on about muffins > >and evil Jar Jar's and Binary and ferrets, but there are at least some > >rules of civility that I think we should maintain. > > > >3. We are all as dynamic as the applications we write. Take one look > >at the religous, political or ethical debates that we have had in the > >past. The thing to always remember is that we hold each other at an > >equal level. The minute we lower ourselves by calling names or > >assigning labels we take the chance that we're going to insult someone > >personally. > > > >4. IMHO if you're going to use a business email address then at least > >some people are going to draw conclusions based on messages posted. > >When I was in the military I knew that anything I did in uniform > >reflected both on myself and on my service. I personally attach > >signatures more than email addresses, but it's the same concept. > > > >5. Threats can be a double-edged sword. Even when they're not initally > >meant to be a threat, words can be (and have been) misconstrued too > >easily. That's one of the down-sides of email, you can't put enough > >emoticons and emphasis into a written word to make it truly convey the > >message you're trying to get through all the time. > > > >In the end, what we post to this list isn't private, so don't treat it > >accordingly. I try not to make direct references when I'm talking about > >work for just that reason. Let's try to act with at least a little > >maturity. Conversations go so much better when that happens. > > > >.. and now I'm going back to work! > >Hatton > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
