Jerry,

I think, the change also applies to the files already archived.

Actually, I just took a look at the SQL table layout in V3: the expiration
date is not stored in the ARCHIVES table; it hence has to be calculated
from the ARCHIVE_DATE field and the mgmt class.

Jerry Lawson writes:
 > Lio -
 >
 > New files of course will be archived for 120 days.  Old files previously
 > archived for 90 days will stay at 90 days.  If you need to extend them, they
 > would have to be retrieved, and then rearchived.
 >
 > Jerry Lawson
 > jlawson AT thehartford DOT com
 >
 >
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 > __________________________________
 > Subject: Update copygroup question
 > Author:  INTERNET.OWNERAD at SNADGATE
 > Date:    2/20/98 12:32 PM
 >
 >
 > If I have an archive copygroup defined with retver set to 90 days, what
 > happens if I change retver to 120 days ? Presumably new files archived
 > will be kept for 120 days, but what of files already archived ? Do they
 > keep the old retention period or get the new one ?
 >
 > --
 > best regards
 >
 > Lio Frost-Ainley
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