When email was becoming "the big thing", a Lawyer at a seminar (NAR or FAR convention Orlando) advised us to include such a disclaimer in all business emails.  She gave us the words to use.

    I have never received any complaints about it.  I don't recall getting any messages, "You sent this to me in error".

    As for whether it will "prevail in court", I will find that out when/if the day comes.

     These words are at the bottom of my emails.  The "Unsubscribe" line is to comply with CAN-SPAM Act of 2003:

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Just delete the email.

1. I think this is putting way too much thought into this.

or 

2. I'm completely lost on your "DO YOU" question because the footer is meaningless without knowing what you were actually sent? How are they going to know either way anyhow, even if they have open rate technology, they can't see what you did with it and it was sent to you.

If I get something that was not meant for me, I let the agent know. Part of the "Golden Rule" to me. Because I have read the email, the information therein is certainly in my head and can't be "unknown". If the information is from the other side of a transacton of mine, I use my own judgement as to what I will do with it. I certainly don't put THEIR GOOF over my client's best interest. I would NOT forward it to my client in all likelyhood.

And, yes, this has happened in the past. My client benefitted from this GOOF.

Agents just need to be more careful when they email.

I get a lot of email and a lot of spam in my spam box - I SPEED read it. If it is not important to me it goes immediately.  

I think most people gaze over those disclaimers unless it becomes important. Having the unsubscribe button is a must. Personally, I scan it and if not important or needed, delete it. If I don't want it again, I unsubscribe.

Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041 I would first see if the email was for me. If it was mistakenly sent I would just delete it.

I would probably just delete it. BUT beware, there are many spoofed emails lately saying they are from a real agent with a virus as the attachment, i never open anything when unsolicited. 

I would not do anything; however, I doubt I would have ever opened it in the first place.

Follow the request. Disclaimers are common with many senders.

Not for me I would delete it I think.

If it was not intended for me I would just delete it.

Michael Setunsky nailed this one!

It's their responsibility to ensure they send information to the right parties.

Possession is 9/10's of the law allowing me to do as I please....

delete the email

I agree most do not read the bottom of the email.  If it is important email from someone I usually call or email them saying it is the wrong person.

If they are consistent in their disclosure, it may well hold up in court. Beware!

Any information be it proprietary or not received unsolicited is fair game and disclaimers will fail.

If I get something like that by mistake I assume it's a virus and delete it!

So should everyone else

I ignore... people can write in whatever they like.

If I saw/read the disclaimer, I'd send a quick note back to let them know they should remove me from the email string, and I'd delete it. More likely, though, I wouldn't read the disclaimer.

Delete, delete ,delete.  

I ignore it.  Unless it's related to a transaction, I will probably zap it without reading.

what do you think, most ignore small print.

Not my job..

Since almost all agents have some sort of disclaimer at the bottom, I never read them. But, if I get something from a local agent that wasn't meant for me, I just reply to the email and let them know they got the wrong Debe! 

This is about the most thought I've put into an email disclaimer in years!

Annette,

Delete and notify if needed.

A lawyer included me in emails about a transaction I was not on. I've had other listings from the seller so lawyer assumed. I deleted it and notified lawyer but it annoyed me because seller promised me listing but the email was evidence he sold it on his own.

Everyone has that same disclaimer here. We have one that I don't see it when I send email out. I see it on my return mail. It's disclosure about a trojan horse that I may be accidentally sending and we're not responsible.

I let the agent know and delete the email and attachements.  

I just hit delete.

I generally ignore these email blasts from other agents.

Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041 a footer in small font is what I rarely read - and expect that it does not contain anything that would harm me.

When I was in the corporate world, I had a similar disclaimer on all my emails.

I think the real point of concern for your question is if it was obvious that we were not supposed to receive the email.  Back in my corporate life, I received such an email ONCE that was obviously for a different Ryan (had to love Outlook's auto addressing feature).  I called the sender and took the appropriate deletion steps.