[LINK] Email archiving

[Ann Moffatt]

craig said

'and don't forget "easily forged".

 (i would have said "forgability" but i don't think that's really a word :)'

that's why i think the 'rules' of em need to be properly defined. i know
some have been used in court cases but i still think many people see em like
brief written notes not like 'corporate letters'.

annm

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Sanders" <cas@taz.net.au>
To: "Howard Lowndes" <lannet@lannet.com.au>
Cc: <link@boomer.anu.edu.au>
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: [LINK] Email archiving


> On Tue, Aug 13, 2002 at 04:37:47PM +1000, Howard Lowndes wrote:
> > On Tue, 13 Aug 2002, Ann Moffatt wrote:
> >
> > > how is email defined? i see it as ephemeral like a phone call. we only
> >
> > Why is email ephemeral?  Some things it definitely has, which a phone
call
> > lacks, are persistence, transferability, printability...
>
> and don't forget "easily forged".
>
> (i would have said "forgability" but i don't think that's really a word :)
>
>
> craig
>
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