Gary Klein's example broke _my_ bank. > Here is just one example of one of the law firms, stock brokers, and > global business consulting firms that tend to require their employees to > have this type of disclaimer at the bottom of each email. Here's my version (maybe I'll start attaching it to all the mail going out of my lists, instead of the "how to unsub" footer . . . ) ============================================================================== CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: E-mail may contain opinions or ideas that are stupid or ininformed. Do not read this e-mail if you are not the intended recipient, or if you are, but find it contemptible. This e-mail transmission, and any documents, files or previous e-mail messages attached to it may contain opinions or ideas that are stupid, uninformed, or ignorant. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of any of the prejudices, myths or lunatic misunderstandings contained in or attached to this transmission is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify us by reply e-mail, by forwarding this to [log in to unmask] or by telephone at (800) 555-5583, extension 4860 and destroy the original transmission and its attachments without reading or saving in any manner. After deleting the file, please completely erase and reformat your hard drive. Thank you. ============================================================================== -- Russ __|~_ Russell A. Hunt __|~_)_ __)_|~_ Department of English St. Thomas University )_ __)_|_)__ __) PHONE: (506) 452-0424 Fredericton, New Brunswick | )____) | FAX: (506) 450-9615 E3B 5G3 CANADA ___|____|____|____/ [log in to unmask] \ / ~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.StThomasU.ca/~hunt/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~