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Re: __attribute__ ((packed)) doesn't work
On Wed, Feb 22, 2006 at 05:29:06AM -0600, Peter Seebach wrote:
> In message <43FC4A07.3070704@zurich.ibm.com>, Dirk Husemann writes:
> >could you leave this part of the signature out? sending something to a
> >public mailing list cannot be considered confidential and some companies
> >have rather strict rules about receiving unsolicited confidential
> >material...
>
> The problem here is conflicting legal standards. There are sound legal
> reasons to absolutely require that ALL outgoing mail have that disclaimer
> in some countries. I know, it sounds dumb. "The law is an ass."
> Both companies are making rational decisions given the variety of atrociously
> stupid laws and court decisions on such issues.
Yes, this is stupid. It is a shame i have to delete the email, since i
probablyu know what is wrong....
Andrew
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