RE: Use of IFS

On Mon, 2004-06-28 at 08:07, Jones, John (US) wrote:
> FWIW, most modern email systems (Exchange & Domino, for instance), when
> confronted with a message sent to more than one user, store a single
> copy of the message and place pointers to that message in each
> recipient's mail file/folder.  That way, space is conserved.  Bandwidth
> may also be conserved depending on the replication strategy (email
> server to client) being used.
That may certainly be true if all users share one mail server.  However,
if you have mail servers in other divisions, then the emails must be
copied to those other servers.



> 
> Also, how necessary is an audit trail for the reports?  Emailed links
> are pretty much worthless but emailed content creates an audit trail
> based on your email retention policy and whatever messaging retention
> periods your company is legally required to follow.
This is a relevant point, IMO.  However, I don't think I would drive
this by the e-mail system as I like my audit trails to be on the AS/400.

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Regards,
Rich

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