Not just Corporate but a lot of this happens in government as well. Jon
On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Ziots, Edward <ezi...@lifespan.org> wrote: > Heck Don, **** > > ** ** > > That is corporate America these days, and its been going on soo long that > people seem to get away with it over and over, its kinda gross. **** > > ** ** > > Sincerely**** > > EZ**** > > ** ** > > Edward E. Ziots**** > > CISSP, Network +, Security +**** > > Security Engineer**** > > Lifespan Organization**** > > Email:ezi...@lifespan.org**** > > Cell:401-639-3505**** > > [image: CISSP_logo]**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Guyer, Don [mailto:don.gu...@fiserv.com] > *Sent:* Friday, July 08, 2011 10:59 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: OT: Amusing legal stuff**** > > ** ** > > I’m sorry; I have a big problem with that. It’s Friday, I’m gonna refrain > from ranting over that, so I don’t ruin my weekend…..**** > > ** ** > > J**** > > ** ** > > I’ll just say I have no tolerance for people that “misbehave” and then pull > a redirect, blaming it on someone/something else.**** > > ** ** > > *Don Guyer* > > Windows Systems Engineer**** > > RIM Operations Engineering Distributed – A Team, Tier 2**** > > Enterprise Technology Group**** > > *Fiserv* > > don.gu...@fiserv.com**** > > Office: 1-800-523-7282 x 1673**** > > Fax: 610-233-0404**** > > www.fiserv.com**** > > ** ** > > *From:* James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] > *Sent:* Friday, July 08, 2011 10:54 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: OT: Amusing legal stuff**** > > ** ** > > Constructive dismissal....i.e. he claims he was put in a position where he > had no choice but to resign.**** > > On 8 July 2011 15:41, Guyer, Don <don.gu...@fiserv.com> wrote:**** > > How can one “resign” and then turn around and claim “dismissal”?**** > > **** > > “Yeah, I quit….wait I was fired unfairly”…?**** > > **** > > Maybe I’m missing something here.**** > > **** > > *Don Guyer***** > > Windows Systems Engineer**** > > RIM Operations Engineering Distributed – A Team, Tier 2**** > > Enterprise Technology Group**** > > *Fiserv***** > > don.gu...@fiserv.com**** > > Office: 1-800-523-7282 x 1673**** > > Fax: 610-233-0404**** > > www.fiserv.com**** > > **** > > *From:* James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] > *Sent:* Friday, July 08, 2011 7:48 AM**** > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: OT: Amusing legal stuff**** > > **** > > Maybe I should have said the legal system....but clearly whoever sits on > these tribunals must have been taken in by this guy's nonsensical verbiage. > Either that or our solicitors are useless.**** > > > > Basically this guy was placed under suspension and investigated for > spending all day on his blog instead of working. So he resigned. And claimed > constructive unfair dismissal. And won. I'm waiting to see the final > recommendations of the tribunal and find out whether the technical issues he > put in front of the tribunal had any bearing on the verdict. I'm hoping they > didn't.**** > > On 8 July 2011 12:42, Andrew S. Baker <asbz...@gmail.com> wrote:**** > > Which part of the justice system failed here? > > **** > > **** > > *ASB***** > > *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker***** > > *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market…***** > > ** ** > > On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 5:02 AM, James Rankin <kz2...@googlemail.com> > wrote:**** > > Well I have lost all faith in the justice system. This guy won his case for > unfair dismissal. He is now awaiting compensation.**** > > ** ** > > On 1 July 2011 14:58, James Rankin <kz2...@googlemail.com> wrote:**** > > We have a user who is facing disciplinary action for over-use of the > Internet. He is defending himself, and some of the points he has risen truly > make me aware of the fact "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing"... > > He claims that, since he uses Firefox, and Microsoft ISA Server is, in his > words, "*optimized for use with Internet Explorer and Citrix*", that the > records of his web browsing cannot be accurate, as he was not using Internet > Explorer. > > He also claims that when using VPN from home, as he was on a "*dual-processor > Mac*", that the timings recorded for his Internet usage are inaccurate, as > the Mac "*works faster and more efficiently than Windows machines, and > henceforth creates a skew in time that cannot be accurately recorded by > Windows or Microsoft software*" > > Finally, he has named the restrictions on his work machine as a > contributory factor towards his over-use of the Internet. "*The processing > time used by the technologies deployed at work, such as Group Policy, > AppSense, and ISA Server, create an inaccurate representation of my browsing > time, as the pages load and unload slower than they would on, for instance, > my dual-processor Mac, therefore the evidence exhibited is inaccurate and > inadmissible*" > > I hope he does not manage to convince the people on this tribunal that he > actually knows what he is talking about. > **** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > > > > -- > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into > the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able > rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such > a question." > > ****** IMPORTANT INFORMATION/DISCLAIMER ***** > > This document should be read only by those persons to whom it is addressed. > If you have received this message it was obviously addressed to you and > therefore you can read it, even it we didn't mean to send it to you. > However, if the contents of this email make no sense whatsoever then you > probably were not the intended recipient, or, alternatively, you are a > mindless cretin; either way, you should immediately kill yourself and > destroy your computer (not necessarily in that order). Once you have taken > this action, please contact us.. no, sorry, you can't use your computer, > because you just destroyed it, and possibly also committed suicide > afterwards, but I am starting to digress...... ***** > > *The originator of this email is not liable for the transmission of the > information contained in this communication. Or are they? Either way it's a > pretty dull legal query and frankly one I'm not going to dwell on. But > should you have nothing better to do, please feel free to ruminate on it, > and please pass on any concrete conclusions should you find them. However, > if you pass them on via email, be sure to include a disclaimer regarding > liability for transmission.***** > > *In the event that the originator did not send this email to you, then > please return it to us and attach a scanned-in picture of your mother's > brother's wife wearing nothing but a kangaroo suit, and we will immediately > refund you exactly half of what you paid for the can of Whiskas you bought > when you went to Pets At Home yesterday. ***** > > *We take no responsibility for non-receipt of this email because we are > running Exchange 5.5 and everyone knows how glitchy that can be. In the > event that you do get this message then please note that we take no > responsibility for that either. Nor will we accept any liability, tacit or > implied, for any damage you may or may not incur as a result of receiving, > or not, as the case may be, from time to time, notwithstanding all > liabilities implied or otherwise, ummm, hell, where was I...umm, no matter > what happens, it is NOT, and NEVER WILL BE, OUR FAULT! ***** > > *The comments and opinions expressed herein are my own and NOT those of my > employer, who, if he knew I was sending emails and surfing the seamier side > of the Internet, would cut off my manhood and feed it to me for afternoon > tea. ***** > > **** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > > > > -- > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into > the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able > rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such > a question." > > ****** IMPORTANT INFORMATION/DISCLAIMER ***** > > This document should be read only by those persons to whom it is addressed. > If you have received this message it was obviously addressed to you and > therefore you can read it, even it we didn't mean to send it to you. > However, if the contents of this email make no sense whatsoever then you > probably were not the intended recipient, or, alternatively, you are a > mindless cretin; either way, you should immediately kill yourself and > destroy your computer (not necessarily in that order). Once you have taken > this action, please contact us.. no, sorry, you can't use your computer, > because you just destroyed it, and possibly also committed suicide > afterwards, but I am starting to digress...... ***** > > *The originator of this email is not liable for the transmission of the > information contained in this communication. Or are they? Either way it's a > pretty dull legal query and frankly one I'm not going to dwell on. But > should you have nothing better to do, please feel free to ruminate on it, > and please pass on any concrete conclusions should you find them. However, > if you pass them on via email, be sure to include a disclaimer regarding > liability for transmission.***** > > *In the event that the originator did not send this email to you, then > please return it to us and attach a scanned-in picture of your mother's > brother's wife wearing nothing but a kangaroo suit, and we will immediately > refund you exactly half of what you paid for the can of Whiskas you bought > when you went to Pets At Home yesterday. ***** > > *We take no responsibility for non-receipt of this email because we are > running Exchange 5.5 and everyone knows how glitchy that can be. In the > event that you do get this message then please note that we take no > responsibility for that either. Nor will we accept any liability, tacit or > implied, for any damage you may or may not incur as a result of receiving, > or not, as the case may be, from time to time, notwithstanding all > liabilities implied or otherwise, ummm, hell, where was I...umm, no matter > what happens, it is NOT, and NEVER WILL BE, OUR FAULT! ***** > > *The comments and opinions expressed herein are my own and NOT those of my > employer, who, if he knew I was sending emails and surfing the seamier side > of the Internet, would cut off my manhood and feed it to me for afternoon > tea. ***** > > ** ** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
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