policy/tpa-rfc-83-mail-log-retention.md

+---
+title: TPA-RFC-83: Mail log retention
+costs: none
+approval: 
+affected users: sysadmins, mailers
+deadline: 
+status: draft
+discussion: 
+---
+
+[[_TOC_]]
+
+Summary: extending the retention limit for mail logs to 10 days
+
+# Background
+
+We currently rotate mail logs daily and keep them for 5 days. That's great for privacy, but not so great for people having to report mail trouble in time. In particular, when there are failures with mail sent just before the weekend, it gives users a very short time frame to report. 
+
+# Proposal
+
+Extend the retention limit for mail and rspamd logs to 10 days: one week plus flexible friday plus weekend.
+
+## Goals
+
+Being able to debug mail issues when users notice and/or report them after five days.
+
+### Must have
+
+-
+
+### Nice to have
+
+-
+
+### Non-Goals
+
+-
+
+## Tasks
+
+Adjust logrotate configuration for syslog-ng and rspamd
+
+## Scope
+
+All TPA servers
+
+## Affected users
+
+Sysadmins and mailers (i.e., everybody)
+
+### Personas impact
+
+There's a marginal privacy impact in keeping these logs 5 days longer.
+
+## Timeline
+
+ASAP
+
+## Costs estimates
+
+nil
+
+### Hardware
+
+-
+
+### Staff
+
+# Alternatives considered
+
+-
+
+# References
+
+-
+
+## Personas description
+
+Sysadmins and people who send mail