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How Long Should Companies Retain Email?

February 7, 2008 By Stephen 2 Comments

One of the key questions asked of me in my current position at Contoural is this one: How long should we (the client company)  save our email messages?  Not surprisingly, I encounter a wide variety of answers to this question - Legal and IT usually wants a short retention time, while end users seem to want to keep everything forever. The answer to this question can vary … [Read more...] about How Long Should Companies Retain Email?

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