Re: OT: Funny disclaimers (Was: Re: ssh root@localhost)
On Feb 2 at 22:49, Erik Norgaard said with a chuckle: > Sorry to join in on the noise: Occasionally noise on this otherwise studious list is fun. This is one time. *This* subscriber likes the "change of pace" :) > Both statements are backwards and can't impose any responsibility on my > behalf nor disclaim any responsibilty on behalf of the sender. > > just my 5 euro-cents. Doesn't that buy about $250 Candian right about now? That's a valuable contribution you just made. Disclaimer: [Apologies to all Canadians who may be reading this cack. The comment was directed at your oddly valued (undervalued) currency, not you lot per se!] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: OT: Funny disclaimers (Was: Re: ssh root@localhost)
* Bart Silverstrim [2005-02-03 08:01 -0500] > I wonder why if the messages are so important they don't PGP or GPG them. > Wouldn't that make more sense for sensitive material? To send email from the UllevÄl university hospital in Oslo, the first to words of the email needs to be "ikke sensitiv" (Norwegian for "not confidential") in order for the email server to allow the email to be sent to the outside world. These restrictions do not apply for internal mail. If you don't include these two words, the email server will bounce it back to you, telling you to not send confidential information outside the hospital, or to include the magic words, in case that the message in fact is not confidential.___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: OT: Funny disclaimers (Was: Re: ssh root@localhost)
Nico Meijer wrote: -- By reading this mail you agree to the following: using or giving out the email address and any other info of the author of this email is strictly forbidden. By acting against this agreement the author of this mail will take possible legal actions against the abuse. Could you please confirm this to be a joke? Thanks. You cannot be forced into a legally binding contract simply by reading a statement, no. That doesn't mean the author won't try to sue people anyway, but even a spammer is unlikely to have anything to worry about unless the author is remarkably dedicated to wasting time and money following through. -- -Chuck (IANAL, TINLA :-) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: OT: Funny disclaimers (Was: Re: ssh root@localhost)
Hey Chuck, > You cannot be forced into a legally binding contract simply by reading > a statement, no. Thank $DEITY that's still true. > That doesn't mean the author won't try to sue people anyway, > but even a spammer is unlikely to have anything to worry about unless > the author is remarkably dedicated to wasting time and money > following through. I read that 'agreement' about 20 times before posting. I am definately not worried about getting sued by him (whose name I am 'legally' refrained from mentioning here; because, by reading his message, I obviously agreed not to mention 'he who cannot be mentioned'; I thought "Jahweh" had a patent on that...), but I found it to be utterly incomprehensible. My first reaction was "WTF? This is the stupidest disclaimer I have *ever* seen.". Then I wondered whether Austrian people have a special kind of humor. Then, I decided to ask. Again, sorry for the noise; this time I couldn't resist. Thanks and bye... Nico ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: OT: Funny disclaimers (Was: Re: ssh root@localhost)
Sorry to join in on the noise: =quote= This e-mail and the documents attached are confidential and intended solely for the addressee; it may also be privileged. If you receive this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy it. As its integrity cannot be secured on the Internet, the group liability cannot be triggered for the message content. Although the sender endeavours to maintain a computer virus-free network, the sender does not warrant that this transmission is virus-free and will not be liable for any damages resulting from any virus transmitted. =quote= I regularly get mails with this kind of legal bable at the end, some worse threatening me with legal actions if I am not the intended receipient and do not imidiately delete the mail and forget the content. What makes me wonder is that these messages are always at the end, when you have read the secret message. If anything it will only make me alert that this could be secret, and if I am evil, ofcourse I would not delete the mail. Further, I don't see how you can disclaim responsibility unless a warning is given before opening each message. Both statements are backwards and can't impose any responsibility on my behalf nor disclaim any responsibilty on behalf of the sender. just my 5 euro-cents. Cheers, Erik -- Ph: +34.666334818 web: http://www.locolomo.org S/MIME Certificate: http://www.locolomo.org/crt/2004071206.crt Subject ID: A9:76:7A:ED:06:95:2B:8D:48:97:CE:F2:3F:42:C8:F2:22:DE:4C:B9 Fingerprint: 4A:E8:63:38:46:F6:9A:5D:B4:DC:29:41:3F:62:D3:0A:73:25:67:C2 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: OT: Funny disclaimers (Was: Re: ssh root@localhost)
Erik Norgaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > What makes me wonder is that these messages are always at the end, when > you have read the secret message. If anything it will only make me alert > that this could be secret, and if I am evil, ofcourse I would not delete > the mail. It just struck me - the message layout was invented by a top poster. Deep down, they know that they need to start at the bottom in order to make sense of the babble on top. Next up, we'll see them hyping this as a patentable business method. After all, I've seen credible evidence that MSexchange (IIRC) litters messages with X-ThreadIndex and X-ThreadSubject headers, apparently attempting to reinvent References: and other usenet features. -- Peter N. M. Hansteen, member of the first RFC 1149 implementation team http://www.blug.linux.no/rfc1149/ http://www.datadok.no/ http://www.nuug.no/ "First, we kill all the spammers" The Usenet Bard, "Twice-forwarded tales" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: OT: Funny disclaimers (Was: Re: ssh root@localhost)
On Feb 2, 2005, at 4:49 PM, Erik Norgaard wrote: Sorry to join in on the noise: =quote= This e-mail and the documents attached are confidential and intended solely for the addressee; it may also be privileged. If you receive this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy it. As its integrity cannot be secured on the Internet, the group liability cannot be triggered for the message content. Although the sender endeavours to maintain a computer virus-free network, the sender does not warrant that this transmission is virus-free and will not be liable for any damages resulting from any virus transmitted. =quote= I regularly get mails with this kind of legal bable at the end, some worse threatening me with legal actions if I am not the intended receipient and do not imidiately delete the mail and forget the content. What makes me wonder is that these messages are always at the end, when you have read the secret message. If anything it will only make me alert that this could be secret, and if I am evil, ofcourse I would not delete the mail. I wonder why if the messages are so important they don't PGP or GPG them. Wouldn't that make more sense for sensitive material? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"