Are Emails OFFICIAL documents?

[J0hnny]

Do emails hold the same legal right as written documents?

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: J0hnny
Do emails hold the same legal right as written documents?

Depends, but normally no.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

In what capacity?

 

[FoBoT]

in what context? contracts?

 

[J0hnny]

The context would be a job offer and salary.

 

[Danman]

Like everyone said here, it all depends on the context of the e-mail. For me at work, I can use them as evidence if someone changed some configuration on a network order. This happened before and I pulled out the e-mail to show everyone that it was changed by this person, on this day and at this time.

 

[ElFenix]

yes.

 

[NaOH]

No. They are not digital signed and verified so they have no legality.

 

[smack Down]

Yes, just about always.

 

[NaOH]

I take my previous dumb comment back. http://www.emaildisclaimers.com/

 

[kumanchu]

yes

 

[SonnyDaze]

I've had job offers and acceptance via telephone so I don't see why an email wouldn't suffice. Come to think of it, they did send me an acceptance letter via email after the phone call.

 

[jjones]

They can be legally binding, just as a conversation can be legally binding, in certain context.

 

[PaNsyBoy8]

emails can be treated the same as paper documents nowadays.