Larry,

You might want to change number 1. to CEO's instead of RIMs. I'm just
sayin...


Charles H. Childress, CRM
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> From: Larry Medina <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Records Management Program <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 10:31:57 -0700
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Email policy
> 
> On 5/22/06, Krogh-Michna, Debi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> 
>> We are recommending to management implementing a new email policy that one
>> piece of it has a 90 day deletion of email.  I have been asked my management
>> to give them 10 reasons why we should do this - has anyone in this group
>> come up with such a document of "Top Ten Reasons?"  Thanks for your help in
>> advance.
> 
> 
> Top 10 Reasons NOT TO implement a 90-day deletion policy for E-mail
> 
> 10) Retention is based on CONTENT, not CONTAINER
> 9) E-Mail is NOT a Record Series
> 8) Morgan Stanley
> 7) Microsoft
> 6) Michael Brown, Formerly of FEMA "Did I look good today?"
> 5) Your organization doesn't want it's name in the headlines for bad
> practices
> 4) Nobody likes to pay the court costs of legal fees to explain why they did
> it
> 3) It makes a farce of your Retention Schedule
> 2) Retention is based on CONTENT
> 
> And the number one reason?
> 
> 1) RIMs don't look good in orange jumpsuits and can't afford the fines
> 
> Larry
> -- 
> Larry Medina
> Danville, CA
> RIM Professional since 1972
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