Re: Email disclaimers

From: Aaron Maynard (fastturtle@adelphia.net)
Date: 08/30/02 

From: "Aaron Maynard" <fastturtle@adelphia.net>
To: "Security Basics" <security-basics@securityfocus.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 10:55:24 -0700

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ash" <ashcrow@phreaker.net>
To: "Marty" <msamson@groupecci.com>; <security-basics@security-focus.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: Email disclaimers

On Thursday 29 August 2002 07:27, Marty wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We are a Canadian based company and we were wondering about the
> pertinence of adding a disclaimer at the end of our Email messages.
>
> So we have those few questions :
>
> 1- Is it really worth it?

No, not at all.

> 2- Have any of you seen a court use of those disclaimers where it was
> worth the while of adding it?

No. It seems like it wouldn't hold up anyways since the disclaimer is not
agreed to before the message is accepted.
<SNIP>
It's a legal method to protect a company from liability when a
representative screws up while doing something such are responding to an
email list such as this one, or while responding to an email inquiry for
information. It also protects them against problems when you download
generic drivers from a company such as Lucent, maker of a chipset used by
many different manufacturers, instead of the actual vendor. Please note:
This only applies to the United States and if you require a definative
answer, consult a Legal Expert in your country for the proper wording to
use. If it is a critical issue, then the small cost of proper Legal Advice
is well worth the reduction in liability exposure.

HTH

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