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From: John.Airey at rnib.org.uk (John.Airey@...b.org.uk) Subject: Robert S Johnson is out of the office. > -----Original Message----- > From: Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu [mailto:Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu] > Sent: 30 April 2003 06:43 > To: Thomas Cannon > Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com > Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Robert S Johnson is out of the office. > > > I'd quite happily delete it from my system - if they're > willing to pay for > the admin time needed to track it down on our mailserver, > trace down which > backup tapes it might be on if it got backed up before I > pop'ed the mail > down to my laptop, and rebuild the tapes with the problem > file excluded. > > Of *course* they want us to erase them from the backups too - > failure to > do so was what got Ollie North convicted. ;) And we're talking about > a mail system that handles millions of msgs/day - takes a > while to ensure > that there are *no* copies anywhere. > According to Ollie's book "Under Fire", the messages were "deleted" but not actually removed from the system. It's a bit like deleting messages from a PST file without then compressing it. Or deleting a file from a Netware server without a subsequent purge. Or deleting an email from an Exchange server without purging them from the deleted items folder... Which goes to prove how difficult to implement these silly disclaimers are (our's included!) - John Airey, BSc (Jt Hons), CNA, RHCE Internet systems support officer, ITCSD, Royal National Institute of the Blind, Bakewell Road, Peterborough PE2 6XU, Tel.: +44 (0) 1733 375299 Fax: +44 (0) 1733 370848 John.Airey@...b.org.uk Taking the path of least resistance is what makes rivers and men crooked. - NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that you must not use, disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely on this email's content. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and then delete the email and any attachments from your system. RNIB has made strenuous efforts to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any viruses which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RNIB. RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227 Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk
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