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From: scotts@qsp.COM (Scott Simpers)
Newsgroups: comp.admin.policy
Subject: Re: E-mail Privacy
Message-ID: <2432@maserati.qsp.UUCP>
Date: 3 Jun 91 20:05:59 GMT
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In article <86@talgras.UUCP> david@talgras.UUCP (David Hoopes) writes:
>
>We keep the files of ex employees for a long time.  I have had reason to 
>go thru some of them to get information that I needed to complete my work
>such as activeation keys, serial numbers, and passwords that where in the
>care of the ex-employee.  I don't think that anyone can argue that those
>things belonged to the company and that I had legitamite need for that
>information.  What is differant about an inter office memo, fax, or E-Mail?
>None.  It belongs to the company.  If someone has a reason to need something
>in that persons old e-mail restore it and go thru it.
>

Remind me never to work at the same company with you.  Do you really believe
that everything I write with a company-purchased pen belongs to the company?
Others have suggested that because I bring something into the company 
office that it belongs to the company.  Absurd!!

Too many companies take too many liberties with employees rights.

Scott Simpers
Quality Software Products                    voice: (213)410-0303
5711 W Slauson Avenue  Suite 240             fax: (213)410-0124
Culver City, CA  90230                       ...uunet!qsp!scotts