Re: Using corporate accounts when posting to Debian mailing lists
* MJ Ray:
> At least as I understand it (IANAL), English business emails should
> contain a signature with extended contact information (thanks to the
> Business Names Act, Companies Act, Distance Selling Regs and some
> other stuff that covers the gaps).
That stems from a European directive on business letters, so it's a
concern in Germany as well. The downside is that once you add such
information to email, you might turn it into a business letter, which
creates other issues (people need to be properly authorized to make
such communication on the company's behalf, you need to arrange for
long-term archival &c &c). That's why adding such a footer is
somewhat controversial.
> That went on a bit too long. Why do you ask?
I was just curious about proper etiquette. I'm still a bit worried
that corporatelessness is implicitly requested by the community.
Personally, I wouldn't want to see people using corporate mail on
official announcement lists, and I suspect many of us feel similar,
but it's not clear to me that this policy extends to other lists.
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