On 19/03/06 13:02 +0530, Dinesh A. Joshi wrote:
> On Sunday 19 March 2006 02:14 am, Devdas Bhagat wrote:
> > No. We were pointing out that the proposed course is wrong. The
> > correct thing to do is to put the disclaimer in the MUA.
> 
> Human tendency is to take the easiest way out which may not always be 
> the correct way. Any sysadmin will prefer to configure the MTA than go 
> around the entire office configuring multiple MUAs. Besides the latter 

Wrong. Message body modification is to be done in the MUA. Any good
sysadmin implements it correctly.

> means that each individual user can decide whether to display the 
> disclaimer or not and a lot more work for the sysadmin.
> 
You mean, like writing/implementing a plugin for the MUA to
automatically insert the disclaimer when sending? So that the user
really can't avoid it?

> > It might help to actually think about what we are saying, intead of
> > trying to read tones of voice into it.
> 
> Questioning ones requirement isn't something nice especially after the 
> OP has stated that it is the client's requirement and he can't do 
> anything about it.

He can actually *gasp* educate the client.

Devdas Bhagat

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