RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Google Gmail...

["Jerry Gamblin" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Or if they have backups made of their severs, no telling how long they
keep that information around. I bet they are going to want to cover
their backs in legal matters of people abusing their mail servers. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Russell Horn [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 2:00 PM
To: 'MLUG Off-Topic Discussion'
Subject: RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Google Gmail...

> 
> "You can terminate your account at any time, by going to the 
> account information page. We typically deactivate accounts 
> within two business days of such requests. You should be 
> aware, however, that residual copies of information may 
> remain stored on our systems even after the deletion of 
> information or the termination of your account. "
> 
> http://www.google.com/gmail/help/privacy.html
> 

I suspect this is google covering their backs by saying deleting
something isn't straightforward. Removing the pointer to a file in the
filesystem might make the file vanish, but didn't overwrite the file. If
I simply close a user's account on our mailserver I'd guess most their
email could be retrieved - equally if a user deletes a file with IMAP or
POP3, the data is still there.

Russell.

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