Exactly! When requests like this start popping in, it signals some ongoing distrust or latent disagreement between devs and the client. If I were that client,

Exactly! When requests like this start popping in, it signals some ongoing distrust or latent disagreement between devs and the client. If I were that client, a response of that kind would rather infuriate me as mudding the "clear" picture I see. I believe, in this case, there's a bigger issue to address - the issue of trust and responsibilities. If client's expectations about how things should be done overpower his understanding of what the devs do, then projects/contract assessments probably missed the target audience. To realign such expectations the team needs more than just a bark back email.