Email Listserv Privileges Gone Awry

Who remembers this?  

The best example EVER of what happens when someone accidently sends an email intended for one office to an entire worldwide management consulting firm (of 20,000+ employees). 

Names have been redacted to prevent major embarrassment.

THE EMAIL 

> From: XXXXXXX
> To: XXXXXXXXXX, All Users

> Sent: Tuesday, July, 2007 7:02 PM
> Subject: Missing Keys
> If anyone found a set of missing keys this morning please contact Kerri at 74041.
>  
> Thank you,
> Kerri
> Kerri XXXXXX
> Sr. Administrative Assistant

THE RESPONSE: 

> From: XXXXXXXXXX
> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 9:55 AM
> To: ALL USERS
> Subject: RE: Missing Keys
>  
> Kerri,
>  
> We could not find any forgotten keys out here in Izmir, Turkey. Sorry.

> XXXXXX

> Senior Consultant,
> Emerging Markets Practice

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> 

> From: XXXXXXX XXXXXX
> Sent: Wed 8/1/2007 1:30 AM
> To: XXXXX; ALL USERS
> Subject: RE: Missing Keys
>  
> Sorry nothing in Kabul Afghanistan.....best of luck in the world wide search!

> 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: XXXXX XXXXXXXXX
> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 8:41 AM
> To: ALL USERS
> Subject: RE: Missing Keys
>
> I think I might've found them...oh, nope. Nevermind, false alarm, it's my trailer key.
> Nothing in Baghdad either. Good luck! 

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: XXXX XXXXXXXX
> To: All Users
> Sent: Wed Aug 01 06:51:08 2007
> Subject: RE: Missing Keys
>
>
> This is Amman, Jordan checking in -- we found some keys, but it turned out they were for the Treasury in the ancient city of Petra.
>  
> XXXXXXXXXXX || Senior Manager,

> 

> 

> From: XXXXXXXXXXXXX
> Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 06:53:52
> To: ALL USERS

> Subject: Re: Missing Keys
>
> I'm not in the Riyadh office yet, but there weren't any there yesterday when we left.  We'll check again this morning.
> Good luck from Saudi Arabia...
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Device
> XXXXXXXXXXXXX
> Senior Consultant

> 

>-----Original Message-----

> From: XXXXXXXX
> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 4:13 AM
> To: ALL USERS
> Subject: Re: Missing Keys
>
> Nothing out here in Jeddah either

-----Original Message-----
> From: XXXXXXXXX
> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 4:28 AM
> To: ALL USERS
> Subject: RE: Missing Keys
>
> We've spent the morning checking all of our tents and mud huts here in Southern Sudan, but haven't found anything yet. Will let you know if we find something.
>
> XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX
> Manager
>