[Gllug] ``Confidential'' .sigs [Was: hosts.conf/nsswitch.conf

[Christopher Hunter]

On Wednesday 01 Dec 2004 18:25, Tethys wrote:

> It's quite amusing to see responses from people that have obviously
> never worked in any large organisation.

I have worked for some very large organisations, and spurious sigs have never 
been a problem!

> I *have* pointed this out. 

Perhaps not vociferously enough.

> Because it's something about which I have strong views, I've even
> gone out of my way to meet with the lawyers to try and convince them
> of that fact, even though it's not my job to do so. But they're not
> interested. As far as they're concerned, it hasn't been tested in
> court, so they're better off adding it "just in case". Lawyers are
> like that. Sigh.

I beleive it HAS been tested in court, and I'll get my tame lawyer (my nephew) 
to find the relevant case law - it'll provide useful ammunition if you need 
it.

Chris
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