[SIGCIS-Members] Washington Post retracts email story & Ombudsman column

[Alberts, Gerard]

Dear Tom,
congratulations!
congratulations to the SIGCIS community, showing its sense of community.
Not having specific details to contribute from accross the ocean, I have enjoyed seeing you stage a little battle and win.
Gerard Alberts
Amsterdam

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Van: members-bounces at sigcis.org [members-bounces at sigcis.org] namens Thomas Haigh [thaigh at computer.org]
Verzonden: donderdag 1 maart 2012 23:46
Aan: members at sigcis.org
Onderwerp: [SIGCIS-Members] Washington Post retracts email story & Ombudsman    column

Hello everyone,

Good news from the email battle. The Washington Post's Ombudsman has posted
a lengthy and detailed retraction of his previous column.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/omblog/post/origins-of-e-mail-my-mea-cul
pa/2012/03/01/gIQAiOD5kR_blog.html

This will also make my life easier, as I no longer have to try to present
the actual history of email, correct the Post's errors in the original story
and Ombusman blog, and debunk Ayyadurai all in one article. We can shift the
focus to the real history, which is ultimately more productive.

Best wishes,

Tom



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