Difference between revisions of "Email preservation"

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These are requirements for email preservation in Archivematica:
 
These are requirements for email preservation in Archivematica:
 
*Conversion of proprietary closed format (eg PST) to open preservation format
 
*Conversion of proprietary closed format (eg PST) to open preservation format
*Preservation format should be text or xml based
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**Preservation format should be text or xml based
*Preservation format should preserve the significant characteristics of the email messages
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**Email messages, calendars, contacts and other related entities should be normalized to the preservation format
*Preservation format should preserve the formatting characteristics of the email messages
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**Preservation format should preserve the [[Significant characteristics of email|significant characteristics]] of the email messages
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*Conversion of attachments
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**Converted attachments should retain links to emails to which they were attached
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*Generating access format
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**Preservation format should be capable of being viewed as access format or should be capable of generating access format
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**Access format should be human-readable and should be recognizable as email
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**Access format should allow simple, intuitive navigation between messages, attachments, email boxes, contacts, calendars
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**Access format should allow navigation to normalized access copies of attachments
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[[Category:Development documentation]]
 
[[Category:Development documentation]]

Revision as of 14:03, 7 June 2011

These are requirements for email preservation in Archivematica:

  • Conversion of proprietary closed format (eg PST) to open preservation format
    • Preservation format should be text or xml based
    • Email messages, calendars, contacts and other related entities should be normalized to the preservation format
    • Preservation format should preserve the significant characteristics of the email messages
  • Conversion of attachments
    • Converted attachments should retain links to emails to which they were attached
  • Generating access format
    • Preservation format should be capable of being viewed as access format or should be capable of generating access format
    • Access format should be human-readable and should be recognizable as email
    • Access format should allow simple, intuitive navigation between messages, attachments, email boxes, contacts, calendars
    • Access format should allow navigation to normalized access copies of attachments