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SK0-003 · Question #234

A companys legal and regulatory departments have drafted a new policy in which emails must be retained for no longer than three years. Which of the following locations should an administrator…

The correct answer is A. Local workstations B. Backup tapes D. Email server. To comply with an email retention policy, an administrator must configure settings across all locations where emails might be stored to ensure they are deleted after the specified period.

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Question

A companys legal and regulatory departments have drafted a new policy in which emails must be retained for no longer than three years. Which of the following locations should an administrator configure when complying with the new policy? (Select THREE).

Options

  • ALocal workstations
  • BBackup tapes
  • CDomain controllers
  • DEmail server
  • ESMTP gateway
  • FProxy server

How the community answered

(32 responses)
  • A
    78% (25)
  • C
    6% (2)
  • E
    3% (1)
  • F
    13% (4)

Why each option

To comply with an email retention policy, an administrator must configure settings across all locations where emails might be stored to ensure they are deleted after the specified period.

ALocal workstationsCorrect

Emails can be downloaded and stored locally on workstations in mail clients (e.g., PST files), so these locations must be managed by the retention policy.

BBackup tapesCorrect

Backup tapes often contain snapshots of email servers or user data, including emails, and must adhere to the retention policy to avoid unauthorized long-term storage.

CDomain controllers

Domain controllers store user authentication information and network policies, but they do not typically store email messages themselves.

DEmail serverCorrect

The primary email server is where emails are stored in mailboxes, and it is the central point for configuring and enforcing retention policies for active mail data.

ESMTP gateway

An SMTP gateway processes email in transit but does not usually store emails for long-term retention purposes that would violate a policy.

FProxy server

A proxy server mediates network connections and can cache web content, but it does not store emails in a way that requires retention policy configuration.

Concept tested: Email retention policy enforcement locations

Topics

#data retention#email administration#compliance#data storage locations

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