If you're not doing anything wrong or illegal, in other words it is the
real email, it would just verify the electronic version. I guess it
really depends. If you have nothing to fear why worry? Most will
probably agree with Bill. Of course, the original electronic is the best
but, if the hardcopy is what you do in the regular course of business...
Steve Morgan
C.J. Segerstrom & Sons, Records Manager
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-----Original Message-----
From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Brent Reid
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 9:06 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Email Retention
Unless you are using a certified Document Management system; how can you
prove, in Court, that the paper copy of an email that you present to the
Judge, is IDENTICAL To the original email?
Anyone in the industry knows how easily documents can be manipulated
between time of receipt and time of printing to show what the
Organization wants to be shown.
How would You like to be facing a Judge with a Printout of an email
against a Defendant that had an electronic trail of the email to show in
Court, which proves your client did some thing wrong?
CYA
That is what Records Management is all about.
-----Original Message-----
From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Roach, Bill J.
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 10:13 PM
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Subject: Re: Email Retention
>>From what I have been reading lately, courts have been less likely to
accept printouts of email and require the "native format". What are the
comments about this?<<
Wouldn't surprise me if both the electronic and paper copies existed.
Electronic copy would probably be best evidence. However, if the only
copy is paper and it is in the files, and standard practice is to print
emails that are records and store them as paper copies, and you do it in
the regular course of business, I don't think the court would even
question it.
However, once there is notice...or reasonable anticipation...I would
recommend the delete switch be turned off.
Bill R
Bill Roach, CRM
Enterprise EDMS Coordinator
State of North Dakota
ITD/Records Management
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