Legal disclaimers on emails to this group

[Craig James <cjames@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

(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@xxxxxxx> 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