[bcab] Re: URGENT - ATTENTION EVERYONE

Eleanor,
 
    It is common practice for mailing lists such as these to have publically
available archives. As open forums, anyone is able to join, so information
is not protected.
 
    Some lists do protect their information, but that is by no means a
standard feature. Such lists will usually ask you to create a username and
password when you subscribe to the list.
 
    I'm afraid there are no guidelines or rules that govern this approach.
It is simply the commonly understood way of things on the Internet.
 
    Generally speaking though, the responsibility for what gets posted lies
with the sender. Information posted to a public forum should be considered
available within the public domain.
 
    I hope this won't prevent you participating on the BCAB list and others
like it. The fact that it's a public forum open to people outside of BCAB is
one of its strengths.
 
Léonie.
 

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From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of ELEANOR BURKE
Sent: 29 May 2009 18:38
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] URGENT - ATTENTION EVERYONE


I was searching for information on Google regarding Open university course
W300 which I am currently studyng and horror of horrors my search brought me
to this link.
http://www.freelists.org/post/bcab/Fw-The-Open-University-OnLine,23  This is
BCAB communication between myself and other members on the list.  i had no
idea that this was then posted on Google for the WORLD at large to read.
Can someone direct me to the rules which state that such information of a
fairly sensative issue gets posted on-line.  True I made my feelings known
through BCAB and I was aware that I was communicating with a group of
visually impaired computer users but oh dear me, I did not know that 5
months on, I could read all this through Google.  I am a member of the Talks
list for the blind and in order to read Archieve material there I have to
put in my username and password.  That at least confines the information to
the list members.
 
Yours
 
Eleanor

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