Comments on: E-mail blunder: Innocent employee goes to jail http://www.hrblunders.com/e-mail-blunder-innocent-employee-goes-to-jail/ The worst mistakes, catastrophes, and near-misses Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:23:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: John http://www.hrblunders.com/e-mail-blunder-innocent-employee-goes-to-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-7179 John Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:50:09 +0000 http://www.hrblunders.com/?p=818#comment-7179 Wonder what happened to the real perpetrator of the email messages?? Wonder if they even bothered to check with the ISP to do a trace? Wonder what happened to the real perpetrator of the email messages?? Wonder if they even bothered to check with the ISP to do a trace?

]]> By: Ray http://www.hrblunders.com/e-mail-blunder-innocent-employee-goes-to-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-7174 Ray Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:26:39 +0000 http://www.hrblunders.com/?p=818#comment-7174 With the technology today, anyone can put in your EXACT email addy in the from line, but send from another. Viruses work that way in some cases. Checking the header information sometimes reveals this little trick, however, the culprits are getting even smarter and in some cases, no one can track where the actual email came from. Welcome to the world of technology and spamming. With the technology today, anyone can put in your EXACT email addy in the from line, but send from another. Viruses work that way in some cases. Checking the header information sometimes reveals this little trick, however, the culprits are getting even smarter and in some cases, no one can track where the actual email came from. Welcome to the world of technology and spamming.

]]> By: Tara http://www.hrblunders.com/e-mail-blunder-innocent-employee-goes-to-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-7173 Tara Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:55:41 +0000 http://www.hrblunders.com/?p=818#comment-7173 Wow. That's $833 an hour. Arrest me, too, please! Wow. That’s $833 an hour. Arrest me, too, please!

]]> By: Scott Jackson http://www.hrblunders.com/e-mail-blunder-innocent-employee-goes-to-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-7167 Scott Jackson Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:55:01 +0000 http://www.hrblunders.com/?p=818#comment-7167 So the police and the city are too dumb to know that "similar" e-mail addresses don't mean anything? Goodness, I hate to consider how many e-mail address there are on the planet that are similar to mine. Let's hope that none of them ever writes anything mean to anyone, or I suppose that the New York Police Department will come after me, too! So the police and the city are too dumb to know that “similar” e-mail addresses don’t mean anything?

Goodness, I hate to consider how many e-mail address there are on the planet that are similar to mine. Let’s hope that none of them ever writes anything mean to anyone, or I suppose that the New York Police Department will come after me, too!

]]> By: Van http://www.hrblunders.com/e-mail-blunder-innocent-employee-goes-to-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-7166 Van Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:44:47 +0000 http://www.hrblunders.com/?p=818#comment-7166 A confusing mixup by all well-meaning parties. Though Mr Hallowell was definitely wronged, what happened to a sincere apology and two tickets to the policemans' ball? A confusing mixup by all well-meaning parties. Though Mr Hallowell was definitely wronged, what happened to a sincere apology and two tickets to the policemans’ ball?

]]> By: Fred Hosier http://www.hrblunders.com/e-mail-blunder-innocent-employee-goes-to-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-7098 Fred Hosier Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:18:56 +0000 http://www.hrblunders.com/?p=818#comment-7098 The gun reference drew the attention of the police. The gun reference drew the attention of the police.

]]> By: Trace http://www.hrblunders.com/e-mail-blunder-innocent-employee-goes-to-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-7095 Trace Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:06:37 +0000 http://www.hrblunders.com/?p=818#comment-7095 I am confused, he was arrested because he supposedly sent a lewd email? or the mention of a gun? someone apparently overreacted. I am confused, he was arrested because he supposedly sent a lewd email? or the mention of a gun? someone apparently overreacted.

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