Re: st: Silly addenda

[Marcello Pagano <pagano@hsph.harvard.edu>]

You did and you didn't; i.e. you did post to Statalist and you did not 
follow my advice.
My advice is to please read
http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
where it is plainly stated (see Section 2.2) that you should refrain 
from adding gunk to your mail.
Your S/MIME Cryptographic Signature qualifies as gunk.

If you look at
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/lwgate/STATALIST/archives/statalist.0807/date/article-359.html
you will see what your message looks like to some; and thus an 
explanation for my use of "gunk".

m.p.


On 7/9/2008 6:35 PM, Robert McCullough wrote:

> Ah, Dr. Pagano, while your point is appreciated, you may well live in 
> a kinder and gentler world than the rest of us.  This boilerplate is 
> required by law in many states if you are going to seek return of, or 
> redress against, misaddressed or purloined emails.  I am not likely to 
> post to Stata, but if I do, I'll follow your advice.
>
> Marcello Pagano wrote:
>
> > Dear Listers,
> >
> > In the spirit of saving bandwidth, if you are posting something on a 
> > list that will be seen by many, it seems silly to me to have an 
> > addendum that says something like,
> >
> > Privileged, confidential or patient identifiable information may be
> > contained in this message. This information is meant only for the use of
> > the intended recipients. If you are not the intended recipient, or if
> > the message has been addressed to you in error, do not read, disclose,
> > reproduce, distribute, disseminate or otherwise use this transmission.
> > Instead, please notify the sender by reply e-mail, and then destroy all
> > copies of the message and any attachments.
> >
> > All too often too these are not in Plain Text and that causes havoc 
> > for some.  So please refrain from automatically adding this drivel to 
> > your messages.  BTW, do you really think any one pays attention to 
> > such a message, anyway?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > m.p.
> >
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