Yes Acrobat 7 can do this - the message + attachment can be appended to
an existing pdf. You can convert one or many messages at the same time.
Haven't used this myself but saw it demonstrated at the recent Adobe A7
Think Again tour
-----Original Message-----
From: The UK Records Management mailing list
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steve Norris
Sent: 31 March 2005 20:40
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Email as records
Yes, .msg is a useful format for saving e-mails either into Windows
Explorer or an EDRMS.
But it does expect Outlook to be installed on the PC. Does anyone know
of a viewer that can display .msg files (and their attachments) ?
Perhaps a longer term answer is to convert the e-mails into .pdf
(Acrobat) files. I believe Acrobat 7 allows attachments to be stored
inside the .pdf file, does anyone know if this is so ?
Steve Norris
www.alliancegroup.co.uk
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The UK Records Management mailing list
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Peter
> Kurilecz
> Sent: 31 March 2005 18:38
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Email as records
>
>
> On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:25:24 +0100, Stephen Howard
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Yes, you can drag and drop or Save As..but the fundamental weakness
>
> Although there are weaknesses inherent with the .msg format I've found
> it much easier to use than the .pst format and whole lot more stable.
> I set up folders into which I drop the messages. I retain on my
> laptop's harddrive, as I am on the road and would like to reference
> old emails. This can be done via the .msg format, but not with the
> .pst (if you are not connected to the network)
>
> >
> > You also need to work out what to do with email
> attachments. They are at
> > risk and invisible if retained within their host email,
> however splitting
> > them from their parent risks loss of context and "record-ness".
>
> I download the attachments and save them separately from the email
> within the same folder
>
> > BUT .msg is probably not the best
> > preservation format if you've got lengthy retention periods.
>
> BUT what is? when it comes to electronic records ;-)
>
>
> > I am currently advising my colleagues to use this "simple
> solution" - for
> > all its weaknesses - as a key intermediary step towards EDRM.
>
> I've published on my company's intranet a graphical view for how this
> can be done. What is interesting is how many folks are unaware of the
> .msg format.
>
>
> --
> Peter Kurilecz
> Richmond, Va
>
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