RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] EMail addresses in list archives

["Matt Ross" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> Matt Ross wrote:
> > ...People have gotten this notion in
> > their head that email is something private, personal, and a right...
>
> Well, I'd say it depends on the policy at the workplace. If no one told
> you about what you can and can't do with your work e-mail address, they
> can't really expect you to read people's minds and only do what's
> "appropriate". People have different standards. There's a certain amount
> of trust involved here as well. If your employer suddenly starts
> secretly reading your e-mail, would you feel good about working in that
> environment any longer?

If the boss suddenly decides it needs to be secret? yes. It means he/she's
either an idiot, or nuts.

>  > ...If you
> > were an employer, how would you feel about your employees using
> office mail
> > to send christmas cards to their family?
>
> I'd call it a Christmas bonus as long as they don't send packages  :)

Well, as they say, its only illegal if the cops care enough to catch you.
People get fired for that all the time from businesses that care. Those with
bosses like you tend not to be very big, or very permanent, but are often
the best places to find rare parts for old PC's :-)


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