Tim Nicholson [mailto:tim.nicholson@bbc.co.uk] 's outgoing mail system said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. Further communication will signify your consent to this.
I realize that most of us aren't lawyers, but we do have lots of widely knowledgeable people on the list, so... Is anybody aware of any jurisdiction where the above nonsense, or the similar nonsense that will be glued to the bottom of my post, against my better judgement, carries any real weight or obligation? I'm convinced (until shown the error of my ways... which I don't expect any time soon) that it's just a lame excuse to torture and embarrass a few unwary electrons. And by the way, BBC, I don't consent. So there. :-> Kevin The information contained in this electronic mail transmission may be privileged and confidential, and therefore, protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer without copying or disclosing it.