[wplug] Email disclaimers (WAS Can anybody help?)

Bill Moran wmoran at potentialtech.com
Wed May 25 10:59:58 EDT 2005


"DeepBlueGeek" <dbg at deepbluegeek.com> wrote:

> That reminded me of the scene in "Canadian Bacon":
> 
> They drive to Toronto in a truck with Canadian slurs spray painted on the
> side.  They get pulled over by a Canadian cop who informs them that any
> sign must be in both english and french. So they comply, spray paint the
> translation slurs next to the originals, and everyone is happy.

Was that stolen from Monty Python's "Life of Brian"?  Or the other way
around?

> > Yes, I do.  I just received an e-mail from a friend in Montreal, his
> > company puts disclaimers in both English and French.   I included it below
> > for your enjoyment.
> >
> >
> > E-mail disclaimer:
> > This message contains information, which is intended for the sole
> > use of the recipient or authorized representative. Any person who
> > receives this e-mail by mistake shall immediately notify the
> > sender and destroy it. E-mail transmissions cannot be guaranteed
> > to be error-free as information could be intercepted, altered, or
> > contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept any
> > liability for damages caused by the fraudulent alteration of this
> > message including, without limitations, damages caused by any
> > virus transmitted by it.
> >
> > Ce message contient de l'information destinée au seul usage du
> > destinataire ou de son représentant autorisé. Toute personne qui
> > reçoit ce courriel par erreur doit en aviser immédiatement
> > l"expéditeur et détruire le courriel. Les transmissions de
> > courriels ne peuvent être garanties exemptes d'erreurs puisque
> > l'information peut être interceptée, modifiée ou contenir des
> > virus.  L'expéditeur ne peut donc accepter de responsabilité
> > quant aux dommages causés par une modification frauduleuse du
> > message, y compris, sans s'y limiter, tout dommage occasionné par
> > un virus qu'il aurait transmis
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wplug-bounces+christopher.teodorski=ddiworld.com at wplug.org
> > [mailto:wplug-bounces+christopher.teodorski=ddiworld.com at wplug.org] On
> > Behalf Of Jonathan Billings
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 10:37 AM
> > To: General user list
> > Subject: Re: [wplug] Email disclaimers (WAS Can anybody help?)
> >
> > On 25 May 2005 09:19:22 -0400, Daniel Caliguire <dcaliguire at cynatek.com>
> > wrote:
> > ...
> >> If you have received this communication in error, please notify us
> >> immediately by telephone or by email, and return the original message
> >> to us at the above email address.
> >
> > I have to wonder what the lawyers who crafted this disclaimer thought when
> > they asked for the "original message" to be returned.  It's email, sent to
> > a mailing list.  The original message was crafted on some computer at
> > cynatek.
> >
> > Does anyone else think legalese disclaimers at the end of emails are
> > getting out of hand?
> >
> > --
> 
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