Re: [Exim] Administrivia: Take down requests

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Author: Mark McRitchie
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Administrivia: Take down requests
> From: Nigel Metheringham <Nigel.Metheringham@???>
> I have been served a take down notice for the exim-users archives due to
> some idiot deciding he wants his postings edited out of the archive.
>
> This is under the UK and EU Data Protection Act. I personally don't
> think its legal, but to fight it I need to indemnify Energis against any
> loss they may suffer.


If I'm reading http://www.dataprotection.gov.uk correctly, the Data Protection
Act exists to ensure _accuracy_ of information, so unless your holding something
about this guy thats innacurate (and you should then make efforts to make it
accurate) the archive is perfectly valid.


Regards,
Mark

PS IANAL ;-)