Cheramie, Michael < 1. systems analyst at Hattiesburg-based Grayco Systems and Consulting, Inc.; 2. says that USM’s e-mail perverts were just doing their duty/jobs.

eagletalk.net < message board for Golden Eagles athletics supporters, hosted by Rivals.com, that is inhabited mainly by pro-Thames people.

James, Ron < 1. President and CEO of the Minneapolis Center for Ethical Business Cultures; 2. said that full disclosure should be made about an employer’s Internet and e-mail policies so that a transparent organization is created.

Kelly, Marjorie < 1. Publisher of Business Ethics; 2. says the whole issue of employee privacy is larger than most people realize, and that monitoring employees’ e-mail traffic is an invasion of civil liberties on the same order of videotaping or monitoring phone calls; 3. says that a public university such as USM should not monitor e-mail traffic in the same way private companies do given the idea that there’s a higher level of collegiality in a university, as well as an assumption that the faculty are the institution and the issue of academic freedom separates universities from businesses.

30 seconds < approximately the amount of time Shelby Thames abided by the Glamser-Stringer settlement term stating neither party would disparage the other.