Abstract
Business life is undergoing a profound change as our paper-based system of communicating is gradually replaced by electronic means. The new standards on Message Handling Systems X. 400 (CCITT 1988) and EDIFACT (Electronic Data Interchange for Administration Commerce and Trade, UN ECE/ ISO 1988 and later) create a unified framework for such applications.After giving examples of legally relevant communication possible security problems of using electronic mail or message handling systems (MHS) for banking, contracting, invoicing, and communication with administrations are discussed. Security in the context of the paper is defined to include legal and social as well as technical aspects. Results of a study done by the author comparing functional reliability and security of evidence of a typical MHS of today with paper-based conventional mail and Eurocheque are given.
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