[geeks] Email Disclaimers

[Edward Mitchell]

On Jul 6, 2011, at 2:36 PM, Phil Stracchino wrote:

> On 07/06/11 17:00, RichT (list addr) wrote:
>>>> This E-mail message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and
>>>> may contain confidential and privileged information.  Any unauthorized
>>>> review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited.  If you are not
>>>> the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply E-mail and
>>>> destroy all copies of the original message.
>>>
>>> *hahahahaha*
>>
>>
>> Do messages like this have any legal backup at all?
>> Sounds to me like a load of mumbo jumbo.
>
> Not one damn thing.  They're not worth the paper they're printed on.
> But it makes control-freak corporate lawyers feel like they're in
> control of something.

That's not necessarily true or accurate.  You might want to do a little
research on both the legal aspects of email disclaimers and the attorney
ethics implications of email disclaimers.  Something as simple as *where* in
the message the disclaimer appears can potentially change the calculus.