Xref: utzoo comp.admin.policy:124 comp.unix.admin:2013 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mcnc!rock.concert.net!mcmahan From: mcmahan@cs.unca.edu (Scott McMahan) Newsgroups: comp.admin.policy,comp.unix.admin Subject: Re: E-mail Privacy Message-ID: <1991May28.171251.20628@rock.concert.net> Date: 28 May 91 17:12:51 GMT References: <15110@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU> Sender: news@rock.concert.net Organization: University of North Carolina at Asheville Lines: 32 In a very, very confusing article, Mike Conca writes: >I am the system administrator for a group of research scientists in the >psychology department here. Today I was presented with a rather touchy >situation: and it is explained: >Aproximately 1 month ago, a certain employee was advised that he/she was >was acting in an inappropriate manner and that they needed to make >certain adjustments in their attitude. A meeting was held between the head Whose attitude is being adjusted? The ones complaining or the one acting inappropriately? It is clear that either could expect the other to change, but not clear which is complaining. >Now for the tough questions. > Is this legal? Is this ethical? If this person still worked >here, I would immediately refuse. But since they don't, do they still >have any rights to their E-mail? Right now, I am leaning towards refusing >because I think a person's E-mail is theirs, regardless of their status >with the organization. Anyone have any other opinions on this? > -Mike Is all the E-Mail owned and read collectively, or is it considered the property of each person? Did all the people involved quit at the same time? -------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott McMahan mcmahan@cs.unca.edu #include ---------------------------------------------------------------------