Received: from localhost (maia-1.hub.org [200.46.204.191]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DCBE9FB92B; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:13:54 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.191]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 02892-02-2; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:13:45 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.5 X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.5 X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.5 Received: from lists.commandprompt.com (host-254.commandprompt.net [207.173.203.254]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FB0F9FB99F; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:13:44 -0300 (ADT) Received: from [192.168.1.50] (or-67-76-146-141.sta.embarqhsd.net [67.76.146.141]) (authenticated bits=0) by lists.commandprompt.com (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l5CMDhKq016048; Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:13:44 -0700 Message-ID: <466F1AD4.6050901@commandprompt.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:14:44 -0700 From: "Joshua D. Drake" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 (X11/20070604) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Andrew Hammond CC: Tom Lane , Dave Page , Josh Berkus , pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org, pgsql-www@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Avoiding legal email signatures References: <200706092214.l59ME0i06348@momjian.us> <20070610180414.GQ23679@phlogiston.dyndns.org> <200706121304.13914.josh@agliodbs.com> <466EFF73.9080100@postgresql.org> <26489.1181680195@sss.pgh.pa.us> <5a0a9d6f0706121508j31e43fa3te2731059858d097a@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5a0a9d6f0706121508j31e43fa3te2731059858d097a@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88.5, clamav-milter version 0.88.5 on projects.commandprompt.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Greylist: Sender succeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.6 (lists.commandprompt.com [192.168.2.159]); Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:13:44 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200706/62 X-Sequence-Number: 12101 Andrew Hammond wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 6/12/07, Tom Lane wrote: >> A more serious objection is that any automated tool would probably get it >> wrong sometimes, and strip important text. >> >> > I vote 'lets not bother' >> >> Right. I agree with Josh's idea about mentioning list policies in the >> subscription confirmation message, though. > > Why? If the legal mumbo-jumbo has already got some precedence as being > un-enforcable (even if it's only in a handful of jurisdictions), why > give it even a patina of credibility by addressing it in a policy? We are addressing the "whole" using postgresql.org mailing lists issue. The legality issue is only part of it. It is always a good idea to document against stuff like this, just in case. Joshua D. Drake > Saying that it's not applicable here implies that is is applicable > elsewhere. To quote Ghandi "first they laugh at you, then they ignore > you, then they fight you, then you win." I say we stick with the > laughing. To that end, I propose should have a policy about being > pelted with scathing sarcasm when the signal to boilerplate ratio > drops below 10:1. > > Andrew > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (Darwin) > > iD8DBQFGbxln+zlEYLc6JJgRAuaNAJsECSRrgIqR1f5c15P7OszVa34lVgCghWSb > io55WHyChKGQVHCQ9R+z2ec= > =KNyQ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org > -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/