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Are You Being Served? Don't Open That Email!

Posted by timothy on from the imagine-future-spam-subject-lines dept.

An unnamed reader writes: "A federal appeals court has ruled that legal documents can be served by email. Since the party had no physical address, the court ruled that email was a viable option. So, before you open that next email, you might want to consider if it's something you might want to avoid! And it wouldn't be spam..."

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  1. proof of receipt? by e40 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    The only problem with this method is there is no proof the recipient took delivery. When some "serves" you court documents, they are the proof you were served. With email, who will provide this proof?

  2. Re:Prove I opened it by Technician · · Score: 2, Redundant

    It doesn't work for me. I always drop the connection before opening mail. I do this for two reasons.
    1, Stops mail viruses. If it tries to open a connection it gets deleted. I don't spread viruses.

    2, Stops advertiser tracking. If it tries to open a conneciton, it gets deleted. I want a mail advertiser to know most of their mail hit the bit bucket unseen.

    Sending anythng with a bug or fetch anything ensures I don't see it.

    They may say I received it, and I can say it was auto-deleted if it met any of these spam/virus modes of operation.

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    The truth shall set you free!