Stupid email disclaimers (was: [unicode] inconvenient unicodeconversion of non-string arguments)

[Holger Joukl]

python-list-bounces+holger.joukl=lbbw.de at python.org schrieb am 13.12.2006
23:10:38:
> [...]
> In all likelihood, the OP isn't choosing specifically to attach it;
> these things are often done to *every* outgoing message at an
> organisational level by people who don't think the issue through very
> well.
>
>     <URL:http://goldmark.org/jeff/stupid-disclaimers/>

That's exactly the case.

> Please, those with such badly-configured systems, discuss the issue of
> public discussion forums with the boneheads who think these disclaimer
> texts are a good idea and at least try to change that behaviour.

Believe me I've tried, in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. They won't change
it, it's stupid and that's that.

> Alternatively, post from some other mail system that doesn't slap
> these obnoxious blocks onto your messages.

I would but my browser environment is different from the rest so I
can not copy source text or attach files to mails I could write via
web mail. That would render mailing lists quite unusable for me.
This is going to change soon, hopefully.

So my apologies for the disclaimer but I an not do anything about it right
now.

Holger

And now for another mighty stupid disclaimer ;-):

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