Friends Forwarding IMs

I was recently asked:

“Is it against email etiquette rules to copy and paste a section of a IM (Instant Message) conversation you have with A to your best friend B? This is not public, nor does B mind. Is this not the same, or at least very similar to explaining the scenario to B?”

Well explaining a conversation you had with another to someone else could be considered gossiping, right? Same goes if you are forwarding another person’s written words or comments without their knowledge. It would be one thing if you asked A if you could share with B and they approved but quite another to intentionally share without their knowledge.

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