Sorry... really... I'm an idiot...

[John Esak]

> Quoting John Esak (Tue, 2 May 2006 20:08:15 -0400):
>
> >
> > I did not read your whole message... Jim Asman told me you asked me not
> > to post it on the list and I did.  Please, accept my apology.  If anyone
> > flames you, or me... I will personally go out for bear with you.
> [...]
>
> Just a note, that I (and others who have sent me off-list messages)
> usually put such a note at the _top_ of an e-mail.  Often a simple
> "*Offlist*" as the first line of the reply suffices.
>
> --
> KenBrody at BestWeb dot net        spamtrap: <g8ymh8uf001 at sneakemail.com>

Yes, I usually see something like:

<offlist>

at the very top like you suggest. I went rushing back to read the original
and see how I could have possibly missed the note... and it was at the end
with the cc:  I sort of stop reading messages when I hear the ending and the
cc stuff. Won't do that again. One of my absolutely unforgivable internet
behavior is when someone posts something which is either obviously *not* for
public consumption or is specifically marked "dont' make this public" or
whatever. Even though there was nothing bad or improper in the message, the
sender wanted it private and I really wish I had caught that.

JE

INcidentally, there is one situation where I could care less about
private/public posting... it's when someone sends something obscene or
inflammatory into my personal mailbox thinking I won't let anyone else see
it... thereby protecting their gross indiscretion. Nope, stuff like that
goes right up! :-)  Keeps the idiots in line.