| From: | Neil Bothwick |
| Date: | 11 Aug 2000 at 13:50:27 |
| Subject: | Re: 'Roids From Halton Borough Council |
Wroldsen, Steve - Highways said,
>> > What, my disclaimer increases download times. Well I never.
>>
>> Especially if you post a lot of messages.
>>
> Behave, my disclaimer is shorter than a lot of individual messages sent to
> this group.
That's totally irrelevant. The messages have content, your "disclaimer"
is in addition to any content.
> What are we talkin', an extra few seconds per day. Take a dump
> or make a cup of tea while you are waiting.
The time costs though. It's not such a big deal when you're the only one
doing it, but the idea is catching on among companies. As more adopt it,
the overall load on the networks is increased. This is especially true
with mailing lists. Your "disclaimer" travelled some six thousand miles
to get to me, even though I'm only three miles from you.
It's a complete waste of time anyway, an indication of how little people
that do these things actually think. If they really wanted a
comprehensive disclaimer, it could be achieved with one line...
This mail is subject to our terms at http://www.halton-borough.gov.uk/disclaimer.html
I wonder about the legal standing of your disclaimers anyway. They are
received after the mail. It's not as though one could read it and decide
not to risk downloading the mail. It's the output of a typical local
government jobsworth.
Neil
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