Netiquette: copying messages

["Laura K. Brendon" <lbrendon@MAGNUS.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU>]

Hello, all.  This is an appeal/reminder to ask for permission before
forwarding or quoting messages that are either received privately or that
are posted to this list.

Yesterday I found out, completely by accident, that a message I sent to
LM_NET several months ago ended up in another group's electronic journal
and was posted on the World Wide Web (complete with my email address!)
without my knowledge or permission.  I know that the messages I send LM_NET
(or any other email list, for that matter) are in the archives.  This does
*not* mean that I give my permission to send any posting I make to LM_NET
to anyone who is not a subscriber.   In this example, I gave my personal
opinion of a software package -- it is not the sort of thing I want quoted
out of the contexts of the original question or this list.

I've also noticed that occasionally, when people post a HIT, they quote
fully messages that were sent to them privately.  I hope that, in such
cases, the person posting the hit has requested permission to quote the
responses.

Thank you all for your support.

Laura K. Brendon, Program Coordinator         | My messages represent my views
Edgar Dale Media Center, Ohio State University| -- not OSU's or the Center's.
29 W. Woodruff, Columbus, OH  43210  USA      | Censorship of the Internet is
lbrendon@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu            | the true electronic
                                              | indecency.