Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ho95b.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!houxm!ho95b!wcs From: wcs@ho95b.UUCP (Bill Stewart) Newsgroups: net.news,net.followup Subject: Re: Posting Correspondence Message-ID: <328@ho95b.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Mar-85 22:15:29 EST Article-I.D.: ho95b.328 Posted: Wed Mar 6 22:15:29 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Mar-85 03:17:01 EST References: <257@unm-la.UUCP> <286@cmu-cs-k.ARPA> <422@hercules.UUCP> <472@lsuc.UUCP> <1160@houxm.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 25 Xref: watmath net.news:3239 net.followup:4605 Frank "Jump the Gun" Adrian seems to have done it again. Is this discussion about "Finding Person A's mail to Person B and posting it", or about "Posting your own correspondence with Person A". Obviously, the first practice is offensive and deserves labels like "Stalinist"; I don't think any of us but Framk have been talking about that. The real issue is whether it's OK to post your own correspondence with someone. In my opinion; it's situation-dependent. Normally, it's courteous to ask first, but it's not uncommon to post things like "Joe Expert told me it works like this" without getting the correspondent's permission first. In Tim Maroney's case, he had been having a long argument with his supervision about whether or not they were censoring him; it was quite reasonable for him to post this relatively personal correspondence, and (I assume) there was *no way* he would get permission if he asked. Bill Stewart ihnp4!ho95c!wcs (P.S. I shouted "Hey, Tim" but he didn't answer.)