<SNIP> > We have a similar "lock down" here. I guess that they feel that they are > "covered" because they can trace back email to a specific user, should > the need arise. If you had access to either home or web based email, > then you'd bypass this "trace back" ability. It is more a CYA than an > actual prevention. > > -- > John McKown > Senior Systems Programmer > HealthMarkets > Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage > Administrative Services Group > Information Technology > > This message (including any attachments) contains confidential > information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its > content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you > should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, > copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action > based on it, is strictly prohibited.
John, so why don't such companies enforce Digital Signatures on all emails? Is it that they do not want to publish public keys? (Though that would be unnecessary if used only for their own tracing purposes.) Personally I wish Digital Signatures were the norm, it would make it easier to block SPAM. It would also be useful for mailing lists to enforce memberships etc. The actual signature could be removed by the mailing "agent" before distributing to all registered members. (As I am discussing Mailing lists it stops this from being off topic right :-) Back to disclaimers, the web is full of examples of questions on the legality of email disclaimers. Why do they come at the end of an email - after you have read the email? Can you imagine the military putting "Top Secret" on the very bottom of all of their secret documents? But my real complaint is that they are so verbose, and totally inappropriate for a public mailing list. Take a snippet of your company's disclaimer for example: "This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual " Individual? You sent it to a mailing list the whole world has access to. That is the complete opposite of confidential !!!!!!!!!! and: "copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. " Well I guess I'm in big trouble now then, oops..... Mark ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
