On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:37:30, John Welch wrote:
>
> On 3/15/07 16:14 PM, "Patrick Schwisow" <email@hidden>
> wrote:
>
>>> Oh, well if public scolding is now all the rage on a mailing list
>>> every
>>> time
>>> someone does something that someone else doesn't like, I would highly
>>> suggest that everyone with these inane, useless, legally dubious, and
>>> completely impractical disclaimers at the end of their email message
>>> get
>>> their flame-retardant suits on, because y'all have been wasting
>>> EVERYONE's
>>> bandwidth with them.
>>
>> I would agree that the people *requiring* the disclaimers should be
>> burnt
>> to a crisp, but more often than not, the person sending the message is
>> not
>> the only writing the disclaimer. I've got a stupid notice at the end of
>> all my mails thanks to the mail scanner. I am thankful it's not worse!
>
> This is an administrator list. As such, it is not unreasonable to expect a
> higher level of awareness as to the configuration requirements of your
> mail
> system for your company from the participants of this list. On TidBITS, I
> don't expect that, it's not an administrator list. This list is.
> Everything
> is not exactly the same.
Huh? Are you saying we should know how to avoid sending such disclaimers
or we should be accepting of those who do send them because we realize
they may not be doing so by choice?
>>
>>> In fact, I think that bouncing your messages back to you unread would
>>> be
>>> an
>>> appropriate response, because you put the disclaimer at the end of the
>>> message, so if it isn't addressed to me, then I have already violated
>>> it
>>> by
>>> the time I get to it. Yes. That would work. A few hundred people
>>> bouncing
>>> these inane things back to the source.
>>
>> Yes, let's torture the poor people who are stuck with the disclaimers!
>
> If only there were a way to set up a free or cheap email account that
> would
> handle such things. If only such a marvelous thing were possible. Alas,
> that
> would be crazy talk.
I've already got two e-mail addresses I have to check at work, you want me
to create another one just so I can use this list? It's not always
practical, and for some individuals the use of "personal e-mail" may be
forbidden by company / organization policy.
>>
>>> Then I can go after people who are, evidently, genetically incapable of
>>> TRIMMING A FRIGGIN' REPLY.
>>
>> Once again, I agree that people should make the attempt to do this.
>
> Well, I figured that since people doing things you don't like is all that
> matters...
What I mean to say is, if we each hold ourselves to a high standard but
are tolerant of those who (intentionally or not) do not quite meet that
standard, we might avoid a lot of arguments over disagreements on e-mail
etiquette.
--
Patrick Schwisow
Web Information Manager
Waukegan Public School District 60
http://www.waukeganschools.org/
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