Dan,
This is a tough spot to be in. At our company, when we rolled out email, we
had each user sign a "Proper Use of Computers, Email and Internet" guideline
and waiver which stated that the company has the right to and will randomly
check email and internet usage. It also states that the penalties for abuse
may be dismissal. We had our legal department check it out and sign off on
it before we issued it. As administrator, one of my responsibilities is to
report violations of that guideline. If I see it and don't report it, I'm
not doing my job. What the powers to be do with it is up to them. If there
are no guidelines or waiver in place, I wouldn't want to be in your shoes.
Maybe, you could say that the issue came up on this list and ask your boss
for verification of your responsibilities. HTH.
Ed Chabot
The Marlin Firearms Company
100 Kenna Drive
North Haven, CT 06473
(203)985-3254
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Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 8:08 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [IMail Forum] A tricky moral problem
Hi all,
A little of topic, but relevant to mail admin duties.
What would anyone here do if you came across a mail sent from one staff
member to another through the company mail server which was basically
libelous and potentially damaging to the company if the attitudes and
sentiments in the mail were actually applied to someones working methods.
Would you pass it on to the powers that be? Any suggestions on how to handle
it if you passed it on and the Boss went balistic and wanted the 2 parties
in his office now for 'meeting'.
A tricky one and I am fighting myself over turning the mail over to the boss
as if the company has difficulties (which having read what these 2 are
saying we could have) then I have a hell of a lot to loose, and just keeping
my mouth shut and pretending I missed it in the random dip into the inbox.
We officially keep copies of all mail so there is a backup copy,
unofficially, the powers that be want to catch this sort of thing.
Any advice - please!
Dan
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