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Subject:Re: e-mail censorship and company policy From:Paul Trummel <trummel -at- U -dot- WASHINGTON -dot- EDU> Date:Fri, 11 Feb 1994 06:53:12 -0800
On Thu, 10 Feb 1994, Simon North wrote:
Well, the company I work for tried to fire me for so-called
mis-use of e-mail. . . . I fought the case and won. They had
to pay my legal costs and reinstate me.
Congratulations on your reinstatement. It takes courage to
fight censorship and injustice.
Paul Trummel
Department of Technical Communication
University of Washington
email: trummel -at- u -dot- washington -dot- edu
fax: 206-227-9486
vox: 206-227-9486
