Whilst I agree with the sentiments of Tony and B.A.T., some of us must as a condition of using their employers' email facilities, add company disclaimers to their messages. As long as they don't start to appear at the top of messages, I will continue to ignore them. George in Oxford > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony Devlin [mailto:tdevlin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 18 May 2004 2:33 pm > To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Date Format in MySQL > > > Disclaimers are not legally binding in email, so I have no idea why people > feel the need to include them. The reason why disclaimers are not legally > binding in email is because the recipient has no way to read the > disclaimer > and reject the email prior to reading the message, it would be > like forcing > them to agree to anything you write in email just because they "read" that > email. The disclaimer must precept the message and must allow for the > recipient to be able to reject the disclaimer and the message without risk > of reading the intended message which is inferred by the disclaimer. > Although it can be argued how software installs before displaying a > disclaimer but the sad truth is that if anyone wanted to claim no fault > acceptance of the disclaimer, they could. Which is why new > online games now > require you to accept their disclaimers and ToS everytime you play and it > precepts the ability to actually play the game, If you disagree > to either it > exits the program, which is the way the disclaimer laws were written. Now > lets go even further and just make a logical statement, How can > you control > whether the intended user has recieved the email and if not, what the > non-intended user does with that information? Exactly you can't and fault > of misdirected email fails squarly on the shoulders of the sender, not the > recipient. > > I can see that Svensson, just as I am, is tired of recieving this spam at > the end of messages by these people. Soon they have to realize that their > disclaimers hold no water and no legal protection. > > Tony > > DISCLAIMER: By reading this email you agree that "All Your Base R > Belong To > Me". > > **Just some humor and hopefully some legal insight on disclaimers** > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Svensson, B.A.T. (HKG) [mailto:B.A.T.Svensson@xxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 8:22 AM > To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Date Format in MySQL > > > DISCLAIMER: By sending any electronically information to Mr. B.A.T. > Svensson' mailbox the sender agrees that, regardless content, > attachments, intended recipient, disclaimers, human error, stupidity, > plain ignorance or any other legal claims or matter, that B.A.T. > Svensson is to be consider the exclusive owner of any electronically > information sent to him. Under no circumstance can the sender claim > ownership or influence of the actions Mr. Svensson may or may not take > about the information. Mr.Svensson have received. > > > The information in this e-mail or attachments thereto is > > > > > _________________________________________________ > > DISCLAIMER: This e-mail contains information some or all of which may be > > legally privileged. It is for the intended recipient only. If an > addressing > > or transmission error has misdirected this e-mail, please notify the > author > > by replying to this e-mail. If you are not the intended > recipient you must > > not use, disclose, distribute, copy, print, or rely on this e-mail. > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Disclaimer > > This e-mail transmission contains confidential information, > > which is the property of the sender. > > The information in this e-mail or attachments thereto is > > intended for the attention and use only of the addressee. > > Should you have received this e-mail in error, please delete > > and destroy it and any attachments thereto immediately. > > Under no circumstances will the Cape Technikon or the sender > > of this e-mail be liable to any party for any direct, indirect, > > special or other consequential damages for any use of this e-mail. > > For the detailed e-mail disclaimer please refer to > > http://www.ctech.ac.za/polic or call +27 (0)21 460 3911 > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
