the public has learned — thanks to a CBC freedom of information request — that Ministry of Social Service emails, dating back to 2008 and 2009, may not be in a readable format. The emails have been stored on tapes that "deteriorate and break down over time," and if the CBC wants access to the material, then it has to pay $96,000 (no, that is not a typo) to see if the tapes can still be read. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_2mClOq9&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=k3hPScbkEVvs587z_pFZblh48hS7n2eOufLS_24H6Uc&s=Vn3HtHpnuTKsU8Vjy2Q29x9kfh4qrF5P25coi9UxDPI&e= https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_2mClOq9-2B&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=k3hPScbkEVvs587z_pFZblh48hS7n2eOufLS_24H6Uc&s=oRTy4hX1CXTTyyE1YwuINBQcfRhXZNDE4dwM0Ql0DAw&e= -- Peterk Dallas, Tx [log in to unmask] Save our in-boxes! https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__emailcharter.org&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=k3hPScbkEVvs587z_pFZblh48hS7n2eOufLS_24H6Uc&s=AE41vsDrjsa3DNhxTVUJ1MOlPCzWguLda4chbuseLQA&e= “If only there were a massive entity that I were forced to fund to tell me how I should live my life, since I’m so obviously incapable of deciding for myself.” M. Hashimoto List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message. mailto:[log in to unmask]