On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 5:55 AM, Christopher P. Lindsey wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a non-MHonArc-specific question to ask.
>
> I recently opened my archives up to Google for indexing and have
> become inundated with requests to have messages removed from the
> archives.
>
> Usually they're from family members who don't want grandma's
> email address published, but I received one today from a large
> organization that is apparently in hot water because of something
> that someone posted ten years ago about a tract of land in
> Texas. They now want me to remove all posts referencing their
> organization and the poster.
>
> What do all of you do? And are any of you familiar with the
> legal requirements to remove messages?
>
> When people signed up for the lists they were told that their
> messages would be archived indefinitely and publicly.
>
> And even if I remove the message in question, their message is
> quoted in peoples' replies. Do I have to delete the entire
> thread including what other people have written because this
> guy's name might be in the email? Even if I only strip out what
> he has written other people have incriminating information in
> their responses.
>
> And, of course, the other big problem is time... If I have
> to go through 10 years of archives searching for mention of
> this organization or the poster and then edit the emails and
> rebuild the archives it's going to be a huge timesink.
>
> Thanks for any input,
>
> Chris
>
>
The mail folder is in text format. you can edit out the information and
rebuild the archive.
When someone ask me to remove a post because it has its family name on it, i
just remove the family name from the mail file and rebuild the archive for
that month
I also use R13 encoding for email addresses so they all masked.
