Interesting perspective, Joel.
For us, 2 weeks. Cache set for 7 days. That's it. Tapes are kept offsite,
but after two weeks, overwritten. And that is only for DR reasons, not for
recovering somebody's mailbox. This is because of liability. None of our
VPs wanted to have their email subpoenaed. Makes you wonder what they are
sending each other.
Scott.
-----Original Message-----
From: Osborn, Joel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 6:52 AM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: Backup Policy
I've never understood keeping monthlies or yearlies around. You aren't
keeping all the mail. Just the mail that happens to be in the store at the
end of the month.
I guess if you have a 30 day dumpster, it makes some sense (except for 31
day months). However, you still have the possibility of someone deleting an
item out of the dumpster.
But to keep a tape around forever, just because it happens to have what was
in the mail store that one day (out of 365 or 366 that year) doesn't make a
lot of sense.
So you don't have all the mail for that month or year. Just what happened to
be in the store the day of the backup.
Just my $.02US
Joel K. Osborn
Information Systems Technical Specialist
Wisconsin Department of Transportation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 3:31 PM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: Backup Policy
This seems like something you guys should have thought up ahead of time,
then when you bring customers on, tell them what you have to offer. Oh well,
spilt milk.
Anyhow, now that you are at the mercy of the customer, you may want to weigh
their thoughts, then come up with a policy. Obviously you will not be able
to make everyone happy, but you may be able to come to some sort of
decision.
If I was going to do it, I would probably keep a month of dailies, a year of
monthlies, and yearly forever.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Phil Isika
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 12:05 PM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: Backup Policy
I am implementing Exchange 2000 for an ASP and we have run into an issue
with differing backup/retention policies for hosted customers. We have a law
firm that says 2 weeks for retention then a corporate customer that wants 30
days. Thank the Lord for multiple storage groups.
For those of you that have consulted with your legal departments, what is
your current retention policy?
Thanks,
Phil Isika
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