Email Disposition

Email messages that do not require retention or are only kept as long as needed by the user, but can be deleted at any time, include:

• Personal materials
• Duplicates
• Unsolicited notices or invitations
• Preliminary drafts
• Materials maintained by other offices or individuals (see the email decision chart)
• Requests for information

Determining the function or purpose of the message can help you identify its final disposition action: