I keep the archives until the list is terminated and then ask the Owner if they want a CD/DVD copy of them. If a CD/DVD copy is desired, I keep a copy of that in my desk, just in case. If no CD/DVD copy is requested, I delete the archives with the list, knowing that our backup processes will keep a copy offline for quite a while.

Only a few times have I been storage constrained that I needed to move some older portions of an archive to some offline storage. That did not last forever and I returned the older portions to online status.

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Thomas Kern
ActioNet, Inc.
Contractor to the
United States Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20585
Phone: 301-903-2211 (Office)
Phone: 301-905-6427 (Mobile)
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From: LISTSERV list owners' forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James Papacostas
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 4:46 PM
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Subject: Archive Retention

All-
I'm curious to know the list archive retention policies in place at the various institutions represented on this discussion group.    How long do you keep archives around for active lists?  Thanks in advance!



James Papacostas
Executive Director, Client Services
Temple University Computer Services
TECH Center - Suite 401
1101 W. Montgomery Avenue
Philadelphia, PA  19122
(215) 204-5645



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