@27653 In my opinion, the answer is "yes." Email normally has some
metadata associated with it, including: where it came from; the
server path; etc. If the company is sued (or is suing another
company), they will be discovering (or asking for) emails within
the system. Having metadata around the message or messages can
prove that it's an original message, it came through a certain set
of servers, it arrived at a specific time and the message was
reviewed at a certain time -- all of this metadata usually helps to
prove originality and immutability of the message. If you have a
choice, be sure to
archive the entire email, any attachments
and the associated metadata, so that you have a full picture of
the email.
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