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[Marghanita da Cruz]

Carl Makin wrote:
> Hi Karl,
> 
> On 05/06/2007, at 10:45 AM, Karl Auer wrote:
> 
>> This message is being BCC-ed to the company involved.
>>
>> Just saw this on a mailing list.:
>>
>> "This email (including any attachments) is only for the intended named
>> recipient/s and may be confidential or privileged. If you are not the
> 
> .
> .
> 
>>
>> What a stupid, stupid email footer.
> 
> 
> Nice rant, and completely correct.  But correctness means nothing  these 
> days...
> 
> I had to implement the "disclaimer" here where I work.  I argued  
> strenuously against it citing lots of sources explaining how it  
> actually hurts the organisation and does not provide any protection  for 
> the organisation, however I was overruled by one line.  "AGIMO  thinks 
> its a good idea so we are going to do it".
> 
> Exactly the same thing with the email classifications crap.
> 
> Nobody here thinks either of them are a good idea, but they can't  
> afford, politically, to go against the flow.
> 
> 
...though

'Please think of the environment before printing"
'Please consider the environment before you print this email"

as an email footer seems to be gaining popularity.

M
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Marghanita da Cruz
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