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From: Liz <>
Subject: Re: London Times
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 22:59:32 +0100


Roy Stockdill wrote:
>
> Keith Taylor wrote.....
>
> >>In article <>,
> Dave Mayall <> writes
> >
> >Netiquette is universal across *all* newsgroups, and is defined in an
> >RFC. One of the big prohibitions is on posting private e-mail. It is
> >the height of poor manners, and you MUST NOT do it.
> >
> >No ifs or buts, it is out of order.
> >
>
> ... and a breach of copyright.<<
>
> IN 99.9% of cases this is correct. But I respectfully submit that there is
> one exception.

Dear Roy,

I take your point. but as I recall when you felt compelled to break the
'rule' you did point out your awareness that this was something one
would not normally do. As did I, in another List, when I re-posted some
actual death threats I had received.

Unfortunately, the person in this case seems to take the view that he
need not pay attention to netiquette merely because he does not choose
to ... which is rather different.

Despite its provenance the private email concerned here, although it
contained strong views, was not particularly outrageous or nasty. I
still think that, in this case, Robin Baker was wrong, based on his own
explanations, ... just as I take the other view under the circumstances
you describe.

Liz (Greenwich UK)

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