Fw: Email with attached legal disclaimers

Hi -

An important message from the IETF chair...

> From: "IETF Chair" <chair <at> ietf.org>
> To: "IETF Announcement list" <ietf-announce <at> ietf.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 7:27 AM
> Subject: Email with attached legal disclaimers 
>
> Sometimes people send IETF email with attached legal disclaimers,
> usually inserted automatically by their employer's mail system.
> These disclaimers make assertions about confidentiality and may contain
> phrases like "If you are not the intended recipient be aware that any
> disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this
> information is prohibited."
> 
> You are reminded that IETF contributions are automatically subject
> to RFC 3978, which explicitly states in Section 3.2 that:
> 
>    Each Contributor agrees that any statement in a Contribution, whether
>    generated automatically or otherwise, that states or implies that the
>    Contribution is confidential or subject to any privilege, can be
>    disregarded for all purposes, and will be of no force or effect.
> 
> Therefore, any such disclaimers attached to IETF email can be ignored
> for IETF purposes.
> 
> However, we strongly advise all participants to take all possible
> steps to prevent the addition of such disclaimers. Among other issues,
> some other standards organizations will refuse to consider any liaison