Comments on: email disclaimers

By: etbe

etbe — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:26:20 +0000

Jean-Marc: If my disclaimer and the other party’s disclaimer are both worthless then I’m happy. If the other party’s sig disclaimer has some merit then mine gets in first and wins. In either case I win. ;)

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Conditions of Sending Email | etbe — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:22:35 +0000

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» Strike back at worthless email disclaimers — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:13:09 +0000

[...] dug out an article by Russel Coker about striking back at worthless email disclaimers by configuring Postfix’s smtpd_banner in /etc/postfix/main.cf with the appropriate legalese [...]

By: Jean-Marc Liotier

Jean-Marc Liotier — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:23:12 +0000

Good idea – I guess that this is legally as worthless as non negotiated signature legalese, but at least it is way more fun and neatly underlines how stupid unilateral contracts are.

I modified the example proposed by http://smallprint.netzoo.net/reag/ to make it more comprehensive – though it would probably require Postfix’s multiline smtpd_banner patch found at http://ftp.wl0.org/openpkg/postfix/postfix-2.1.4-multiline-greeting.diff

READ CAREFULLY. By transmitting email to this server you agree personally and on behalf of your employer or organization, to release the recipients from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (”BOGUS AGREEMENTS”) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to the recipient’s ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release the recipients from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer or organization.

But maybe it’ll fit on a single line… Gotta check !