[Valgrind-users] [OT] aggressive legalese [was: Is there a way to make uninitialised data warnings display as soon as it is moved?]

[Nicholas N. <nj...@ca...>]

> > This message (including any attachments) contains confidential
> > information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is
> > protected by law.  If you are not the intended recipient, you should
> > delete this message.  Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this
> > message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly
> > prohibited.
>
> Just curious:  what law gives this protection?  And how/why are the listed
> actions prohibited?  Am I breaking the supposed prohibition by copying the
> body of the message in my reply?  If action based on the email is
> prohibited, am I breaking the supposed prohibition by even answering it?
>
> Sorry, this is added by the company email system I am working for. Please
> just ignore it. I think it is a good idea to move to some free email
> address. Any suggestion on good free email services will be much
> appreciated. I do have yahoo email and hotmail. But they give me too many
> spams, and also have too free spaces for storing such active email list
> mails.

Yes, I realise this;  lots of companies append similarly aggressive
warnings.

I just wonder if these warnings have any legal basis -- especially when
some of the "prohibitions" are over the top and seemingly prohibit even
replying to an email -- or if they're just scare tactics?

N