msmith@topaz.rutgers.edu (Mark Robert Smith) (04/10/88)
I thought this discussion might be interesting to the comp.mail.misc
folks, so I added them.
The poster says that he thought that posting e-mail was a violation of
netiquette, but that he didn't think it was illegal.
The way I see it, is that the poster is correct. Posting e-mail
without the permission, and without stating that you have the
permission, is a violation of netiquette. Posting with permission but
without saying you have it is not a violation of netiquette, but it is
likely to draw flames from people who don't know you have permission.
Posting e-mail without permission is NOT illegal, in my opinion. The
letter is the property of the recipient, and he can do with it what he
wants. However, if he posts it without permission, he is violating
the privacy (not legally, but ethically) of the author.
Mark
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msmith@topaz.rutgers.edu msmith%topaz.rutgers.edu@CUNYVM.BITNETmsmith@topaz.rutgers.edu (Mark Robert Smith) (04/11/88)
Alright! So I'm not a lawyer.
It seems that I was incorrect in assuming that the original poster was
correct in saying that mail and all rights associated with it are the
property of the recipient.
Therefore, posting e-mail without permission is both illegal and a
violation of netiquette.
OK?
Mark
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Mark Smith (alias Smitty) "Be careful when looking into the distance,
RPO 1604, CN 5063 that you do not miss what is right under your nose."
New Brunswick, NJ 08903 {backbone}!rutgers!topaz.rutgers.edu!msmith
msmith@topaz.rutgers.edu msmith%topaz.rutgers.edu@CUNYVM.BITNET