SPAM-LOW: [thelist] Requirements for solicitor

[Justin @ pxLabs]

Alex,

Having been in such a position before, I would think that you can ask 
for anything that will enable you to get the job done. Of course, that 
is within reason.

Just my two cents,

Cheers,

-- 
Justin Kozuch
Creative Director, pxLabs
"Helping clients improve their business through the use of Web standards"
http://www.pxlabs.com/

Alex Beston wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Just had a query from a potential client who has been let down by his 
> contracting company.
>
> Its a database driven site, with php sessions involved.
>
> Ive been asked to list a series of requirements to be given to a 
> solicitor forcing the contractor to hand over information.
>
> -----
> Heres my list:
>
> A list of all users & their passwords allowing access to the hosting 
> server.
>
> (can we ask of the hosting if this list tallys with their registered 
> users?)
>
> A list of all users & their passwords allowing access to the database.
>
> A list of any connecting databases ie on a JOIN.
>
> A copy of all source code ( cant we just access ourselves, not not 
> necessary? maybe is if they decide to delete their work on handing 
> over the passwords? )
>
> A database dump of all tables & all other databases
>
> Passwords to any mail accounts plus all aliases
>
> ???
>
> ----
>
> Presumably, once this information is released there is no real 
> security any more? So, the first job would be to remove users and 
> create anew.
>
>
> Any thoughts helpful
>
> rgds
> Alex
>
>
>