RE: [cobalt-users] email scanning

["Dan" <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>
> Dom Latter wrote:
>
> > I'd only go down this route if I *absolutely* had to.  Before I go into
> > detail, let's take a step back:
> >
> > What is the problem that you are trying to address?
>
> In particular: Have you talked to your lawyers about it? Mail
> surveillance could be considered illegal under wiretap acts or similar
> legislation in many civilized places, and where there is a loophole for
> it at all, it will require quite a lot of paperwork (like signed
> statements of consent from anybody whose mail is to be subjected to
> these scans) to keep you out of jail.
>

Some businesses, that own the email accounts, etc. do scan for foul
language. If an ISP offered this service, I'm sure many people would like to
sign up for it. The servers are private property and hidden in the language
of most ISP contracts is legal language covering something like this since
servers do have to copy your private communications. As ISPs, (in the US),
are not common carriers, they're not covered by the same laws.

Just guessing, but I would think Procmail might be able to handle it. I
suppose you could provide email addresses of you@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and
you@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and users could take their pick. I have no idea on how
to set this up.

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Dan Kriwitsky
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