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Posted on 11/25/2009 6:22:25 AM PST by Ab Alius Domitor

Instant Messaging questions. (Vanity)


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: im; internet
Does anyone know what happens with Instant Messaging threads? Are they there forever? Can they be subpoenaed? Can they be deleted? Yahoo, MSM, Myspace etc.
1 posted on 11/25/2009 6:22:25 AM PST by Ab Alius Domitor
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To: Ab Alius Domitor

Retention depends on the provider but most keep them for a long time.

They can also be stored on the both sides PC.

They can be subpoenaed as well.


2 posted on 11/25/2009 6:24:36 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Ab Alius Domitor
You should ask former Representative Mark Foley...

...I understand he's fairly intimate with instant messaging.

3 posted on 11/25/2009 6:32:07 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: Ab Alius Domitor
Ask Mark Foley.
4 posted on 11/25/2009 6:34:03 AM PST by smokingfrog (I'm from TEXAS -- what country are YOU from?)
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To: Ab Alius Domitor

Oh, my goodness!! What have you done?


5 posted on 11/25/2009 6:36:42 AM PST by NEMDF
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To: driftdiver
Retention depends on the provider but most keep them for a long time. They can also be stored on the both sides PC. They can be subpoenaed as well. To add to that, in regards to my recent and fortunate litigation experience, the providers have them going back for years on their backup systems.
6 posted on 11/25/2009 7:18:47 AM PST by SirFishalot
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To: NEMDF

Nothing just wanting to know. Thanks everybody!


7 posted on 11/25/2009 9:01:24 AM PST by Ab Alius Domitor ("In the end;the winner")
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