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Michael Scott

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I never delete an email, I always archive to local disk. At Lehman I had a 2 10GB Outlook PST archives after 2 years.

It always came in handy because the business users would ***** when the software was implemented per their original specs, saying they asked for something else. Keeping email chains from a year ago go a long way to showing them they're liars.

[MortgFinsJohnQ]

Originally posted by Nikolai
You worked at Lehman? Suddenly it all comes clear. I worked for Lehman. And Washington Mutual.

Don't **** with me.

Both companies imploded very shortly after I left them.

[boXGWf04]

Originally posted by Asher
Michael Scott

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I never delete an email, I always archive to local disk. At Lehman I had a 2 10GB Outlook PST archives after 2 years.

It always came in handy because the business users would ***** when the software was implemented per their original specs, saying they asked for something else. Keeping email chains from a year ago go a long way to showing them they're liars. Asher, smart that you are (we all know this even if people wont admit it )

I have all RFI's and all letters and such saved from 15 years of managment

I saved the old works db from earlier PC's (WIN95)

A few times something that should have but did not go away is questioned and it is nice to have a trail to follow or play Tag your It!

Keep up great work Boris

[vipBrooriErok]

Originally posted by Asher
I never delete an email, I always archive to local disk. At Lehman I had a 2 10GB Outlook PST archives after 2 years. You are your own attorneys' worst nightmare.

[Opislossy]

Originally posted by DanS


You are your own attorneys' worst nightmare. QFT

[Kotyara]

If they're purged from the email system, wouldn't their locations on the hard drives be overwritten? Granted it's not like a DoD or Gutmann multiple-overwrite, so a really good forensic technician could probably dig up what was previously stored, but how would they even know where to look in the first place?

[dubballey]

Originally posted by BlackCat


You are dead meat Asher

The fact that you can present a "full" history just means that you are hiding something sinister. It's the first rule of dealing with fickle clients. You track all of your correspondence in writing, and you ensure what you deliver meets what was agreed in the correspondence. It's happened MANY times that the users/business try to get my firm to re-do something because it's "not what they wanted", and then when you fish up the email chain that illustrate it's exactly what they wanted, they don't get "free" work out of us. If they want changes, they pay for it.

It's overwhelmingly a positive thing to do when dealing with people you know try to screw you.

[maniaringsq]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
So how have people tried to pull one over on you, and how have you been able to make them miserable as a result? Too many to recount.

A recent favourite is the accountant for a company I was investigating telling me to f*ck off. He said "What gives you the right to come here asking for this and that?". I then presented him my authority, which explained any lack of co-operation would result in imprisonment for contempt of court.

[excholza]

Originally posted by Dauphin
I then presented him my authority, which explained any lack of co-operation would result in imprisonment for contempt of court. Your job rocks.

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