Should-Read: Endorse...
Patrick Nielsen Hayden: "Off the Record": "I have never subscribed to the notion that someone can unilaterally impose an obligation of confidentiality onto me... http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/016593.html#4335396
...simply by sending me an unsolicited letter—or an email. Mind you, I've seen many instances of various people trying that one out, going back decades into the pre-internet era of mimeographed fanzines and paper correspondence. I didn't buy it then and I don't buy it now. If you want to engage in a confidential exchange, negotiate an agreement to that effect first. "Agreement," you know, that thing that requires the consent of both sides...
