Thanks for the cite, I was just about to stir it up. Anyone still want
   to see an example order?

   ok,
   Rush

   -----Original Message-----
   From: John Young [[1]mailto:jya@pipeline.com]
   Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 8:09 AM
   To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
   Subject: Re: About 5yr. log retention

   Here's the source for the data preservation requirement:

   [2]http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/COEFAQs.htm

   Preservation is not a new idea; it has been the law in
   the United States for nearly five years.  18 U.S.C. 2703(f)
   requires an electronic communications service provider to
   "take all necessary steps to preserve records and other
   evidence in its possession pending the issuance of a court
   order or other process" upon "the request of a governmental
   entity."  This applies in practice only to reasonably small
   amounts of specified data identified as relevant to a
   particular case where the service provider already has
   control over that data.  Similarly, as with traditional
   subpoena powers, issuance of an order to an individual or
   corporation to produce specified data during the course of
   an investigation carries with it an obligation not to delete
   or destroy information falling within the scope of that
   order when that information is in the person's possession or
   control.

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   From the US Code via GPO Access:

   [3]http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html

   18 USC 2703(f)

   (f) Requirement To Preserve Evidence.--
      (1) In general.--A provider of wire or electronic
   communication services or a remote computing service, upon
   the request of a governmental entity, shall take all necessary
   steps to preserve records and other evidence in its possession
   pending the issuance of a court order or other process.
       (2) Period of retention.--Records referred to in paragraph
   (1) shall be retained for a period of 90 days, which shall be
   extended for an additional 90-day period upon a renewed request
   by the governmental entity.

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References

   1. mailto:jya@pipeline.com
   2. http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/COEFAQs.htm
   3. http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html