It appears to me that there is a large amount of Y2K backup data being stored, not only in the TSM environment but for just about everything. My guess is prior to Y2K, the powers that be set a long retention policy based on the risk of post Y2K litigation. Gifted with hind-sight, the apocalypse never occurred and as far as I am aware litigation has not eventuated therefore the long retention of the backups possibly is not justified. I am interested in opinions and policy on the retention of this data. For the record, I would like to get rid of them now. Peter Griffin
