A couple weeks ago the State Dept. dumped like 1400+ new internal memos and e-mails... in those there is a different case number from 2009/2011 that is related to her private server, but not the same case number as before. Looks to be the very first communications related to the story breaking.

https://foia.state.gov/search/results.aspx?searchText=*&caseNumber=F-2015-04686

There's only a few records for that case, and most are just forwarded e-mail server stories from websites... Politico, The Hill, AP in 2015.

But a couple of them show the origins of the story and a couple interesting ideas tossed about...

From https://foia.state.gov/searchapp/DOCUMENTS/Dec16Jan17/F-2015-04686/DOC_0C06202347/C06202347.pdf

"I talked to cheryl about this. She says problem is hrc does not know how to use a computer to do email - only bb. But I said would not take much training to get her up to speed."

Screenshot of that part of the PDF - http://i.imgur.com/U3uXI3E.png

Talk of getting an NSA blackberry...

"We have already started checking into the NSA bb. Will set up the office across the hall as requested. Also think we should go ahead (but will await your green light) and set up a stand alone PC in the Secretary's office, connected to the internet (but not through our system) to enable her to check her emails from her desk. Lew"

Talk about Obama's Blackberry not really being a Blackberry

"so I have now read up more on POTUS' bb (which appears not really to be a bb but a different device). is there any solution to her being able to use an encrypted bb like the nsa approved one he has in the vault and if so, how can we get her one. and if not, let's set up the office across the hall for her to use — it needs a phone etc. so she can go across the hall to check her bb."

Converstaion is with Lewis Lukens from State Dept. offered ‘standalone’ PC for Clinton’s email

Looks like the redacted bits in the emails addresses is where people weren't using "state.gov" addresses... prolly says "clintonemail.com" under those blanks.

Fast forward to 2011... Stephen Mull on the scene for this one... Currently the Coordinator for Iran Nuclear Implementation... at that time he was Executive Secretary of the Department of State.

"On the more long term issue, I've asked our team to develop an enhanced package of capabilities and equipment that we would propose deploying with the Secretary to be as closely co-located as possible with her when she is on travel away from her usual residences. The package will include things that anticipate the normally unexpected such as hurricanes, power outages, earthquakes, locusts, etc, such as generators, uninterrupted power supplies, supplementary satellite capabilities, including satellite phones for when local infrastructure fails (as it did in NY over the weekend). Separately, we are working to provide the Secretary per her request a Department issued Blackberry to replace her personal unit which is malfunctioning (possibly because of her personal email server is down). We will prepare two versions for her to use — one with an operating State Department email account (which would mask her identity, but which would also be subject to FOIA requests), and another which would just have phone and internet capability. We're working with Monica to hammer out the details of what will best meet the Secretary's needs."

So it looks like he was cooking up an idea to have 2 different phones for HRC... one to avoid FOIA requests. This guy knows all about the personal email server... and also there is some mention of "I've asked the technician to not leave the immediate vicinity of the Secretary's residence until the call is complete in case she needs emergency assistance." Which might mean he knew the server was in her private residence, but it is probably just be about secure phone lines at her house... since he says "we are looking at how to fix the degraded line for unsecure calls." I dunno much about modern phone tapping but I'd like to think that so many people were monitoring that line that it made the connection shitty.

If yer sick of all the HRC email stuff you can always go to https://foia.state.gov/search/results.aspx and skip to page 6... thats where all the new State Dept. Memos unrelated to HRC are located.