From: "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" Date: 2006-09-23T11:07:05+09:00 Subject: Re: [OT] Rejected Ruby book ideas by O'Reilly Jeremy Tregunna wrote: > > On 06-09-21, at 13:19, Gene Venable wrote: > >> "This communication is the property of Qwest and may >> contain confidential or >> privileged information. Unauthorized use of this >> communication is strictly >> prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this >> communication >> in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply >> e-mail and destroy >> all copies of the communication and any attachments." >> >> Am I permitted to read this message? What gives me an >> obligation to notify anyone about anything by email if >> anything whatsoever happens? How can demands be made about >> what use of this communication is authorized when this >> message has been posted publicly on the Internet? > > I think you'll find any sane court rule that the expectation of privacy > goes out the window when publishing a post knowingly to a public mailing > list. That said, IANAL. > > -- > Jeremy Tregunna > jtregunna@blurgle.ca > > > > As a matter of fact, most employers are what is known as "employers at will", which means they can fire you at any time and they don't have to tell you or anyone else why. So while the person who posted this might not have an expectation of privacy, his employer certainly does.