Re: Legal disclaimers on emails to this group

On 12/6/19 1:42 PM, Craig James wrote:
> (I've changed the original subject, "autovacuum locking question", of
> the sender's email so as not to hijack that thread.)
>
> On Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 2:26 PM Mike Schanne <mschanne(at)kns(dot)com
> <mailto:mschanne(at)kns(dot)com>> wrote:
>
> Hi,____
>
> I am investigating a performance problem...
>
> ... This email is non-binding, is subject to contract, and neither
> Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. nor its subsidiaries (each and
> collectively “K&S”) shall have any obligation to you to consummate
> the transactions herein or to enter into any agreement, other than
> in accordance with the terms and conditions of a definitive
> agreement if and when negotiated, finalized and executed between the
> parties. This email and all its contents are protected by
> International and United States copyright laws. Any reproduction or
> use of all or any part of this email without the express written
> consent of K&S is prohibited.
>
>
> Sorry to be off topic, but this bugs me. Language is important. This
> isn't directed at you specifically, but I see these disclaimers all the
> time. How can you post to a public newsgroup that automatically
> reproduces your email to thousands of subscribers, and additionally
> publishes it on publicly accessible archives, in direct conflict with
> your company's policy appended to your email? And why on Earth do your
> company's lawyers think this sort of disclaimer is helpful and even
> legally useful? Not to mention, do they realize it's vaguely offensive
> to every customer and colleague who receives it?
>
> Craig

People should probably not post anything on newsgroups from computers
owned by their employers. They are probably violating the terms of their
employment.

It would be perfectly acceptable to me if all news servers automatically
deleted all such would-be posts instead of actually posting them.

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