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Natasha Khramtsovsky wrote:
"Randy Preston wrote: "...a record that lacks integrity cannot be considered
authentic"
Let me respectfully disagree. According to ISO definition ("The integrity of
a record refers to its being complete and unaltered"), an e-mail without
some of the attachments lacks integrity. At the same time it can be
authentic: its origins are known, and it is what it purports to be."
Hi Natasha,
Actually, the record in this case comprises both the e-mail message and
*all* of its attachments. If any of the attachments are *missing* (and by
missing, I mean that they are no longer inextricably attached or linked to
the record--e.g., through a record profile), then the record is both
*incomplete* and *altered* and, therefore, lacks integrity and is
inauthentic.
Regards,
Randy
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Randy Preston
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