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Re: Mladen Pejic... Cool down.
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 7 Jun 2001 20:26:53 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, James Brown writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes:
> > > Actually, I hear its bad form to publish private email content to a public
> > > forum without the permission of the author.
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> > That's interesting. I generally assume that anything I send might end up
> > in such a forum, whether I wish it or not, so I usually try to comport
> > myself in a way I wouldn't be embarrassed to own up to later (though my
> > correspondents may beg to differ!)
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> AFAIK, E-mail is generally considered private. Much like other personal
> correspondance. Obviously it's not a very enforcable convention, but there
> ya go.
I'm with Richard and James on this, one should NEVER share someone's private
email without permission (I mean unless it contains a serious death threat or
something). I do agree that it is safer to assume that what one says could end
up in a public forum, so I would not say anything I preferred to keep private
unless I completely trusted my correspondent.
Maggie C. (Ms. Manners)
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| (...) While as a general rule I agree with this, I think there also is a time for asking what others think of a communication one has received. In this case, perhaps Rick didn't have to share the whole e-mail, but I understand his desire for (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Mladen Pejic... Cool down.
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| Of course, considering the temper tantrum threat Mladen made, posting it to Lugnet probably eliminated any chance at all of Mladen getting any sympathy whatsoever. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, iPlanet Web Server Technical Support | Netscape Communications (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Mladen Pejic... Cool down.
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| Snip snip... everyone is right. (...) Agreed. While I do understand Rick's motivation in doing what he did to try to handle the situation, it might have been better if he could have done so without directly quoting mails. (...) "keep your words (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Mladen Pejic... Cool down.
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| (...) AFAIK, E-mail is generally considered private. Much like other personal correspondance. Obviously it's not a very enforcable convention, but there ya go. I don't get too steamed about it, although when it happens to me (and I find out), I make (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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