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To: Jay Smith <jay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "framers@xxxxxxxxx" <framers@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Need frame_list protocol advice
From: Tom Regner <tregner@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 09:02:29 -0700
References: <36229F54.3AC9C2CD@jaysmith.com>
Sender: owner-framers@xxxxxxxxx
Jay, While your motives were pure, you still short-circuited "proper" listserve procedure by posting to the group without first getting permission. You should know that certain individuals are even seeking legislation (!) that looks to make email "intellectual property" which would bring it under copyright law. As such, posting someone's private email without their express consent could end up in court, with plaintiffs charging that their rights were violated. I'm not taking sides on the issue, but I'm keenly interested to see how this all plays out in the end. (Note that this would apply only to PRIVATE email messages and not to messages posted to "public" forums.) It might have been better had you given your answer privately and then informed the party of this and other Internet resources where a variety of solutions might be found. This way you allow the other party to make the choice and don't leave yourself open to another's "surprise." This is only my opinion, but it sounds like that's what you were soliciting. Best, -- Tom Jay Smith wrote: > Hi, > > A person found one of my posts in an archive and emailed me directly > because they had a question that they thought I could answer. > > I answered and posted the reply (with the quoted question) to the > frame list. > > My reasoning: I am doing what I do in order to help and be helped. You > gotta give to get. I figured that IF I had a useful and correct answer > (a big if), it might somehow help somebody else. > > The other party expressed surprise at my action. > > Was I out of bounds? > > -- > Jay Smith ** To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@omsys.com ** ** with "unsubscribe framers" (no quotes) in the body. **