Additional Reading

• DoD 5015.2-STD defines the requirements for records management applications that can be used by the United States Department of Defense. Their specs make for interesting reading, even if you re not part of the United States Defense Department. See http://jitc.fhu.disa.mil/recmgt/standards.htm .

• The Freedom of Information Act ( http://www. usdoj .gov/04foia/other_age.htm) applies to most United States Government agencies, as well as many state and local agencies and even contractors or others providing services to those agencies.

• The National Archives and Records Administration maintains guidance on what kind of records have to be kept and by whom, at least as far as the government is concerned . See http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/public_laws/acts.html.

• KB article 58277 ( XCLN: How to Disable AutoArchive and Personal Folders , available at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=258277 ) explains how to shut off PST files to prevent unwanted retention.