Method, application, and article of manufacture for sending a correspondence with content that can be certified

A system for certifying contents of a correspondence sent from a sender to a recipient, the system comprising:

• an information processor communicating over a communication network and operable to receive an electronic file and recipient information from a sending workstation associated with the correspondence, wherein the recipient information represents the recipient of the correspondence;
• a formatting module to generate a formatted electronic document from the electronic file, the formatted electronic document including coded information for identifying the electronic document;
• a database operable to store a copy of the formatted electronic document including the coded information;
• an output device operable to output the formatted electronic document as a physical document;
• a delivery module operable to deliver the physical document to the recipient;
• and
• a retention module operable to retain the copy of the formatted electronic document including the coded information stored in the database as a certification of the contents of the physical document delivered to the recipient, wherein the copy of the formatted electronic document is an image of the formatted electronic document generated prior to delivery of the physical document to the recipient.

A system for certifying contents of a correspondence sent from a sender to a recipient, the system for executing a method comprising:

• receiving an electronic file via an integrated messaging center;
• generating a formatted electronic document from the electronic file, the formatted electronic document including coded information for identifying the electronic document;
• storing a copy of the formatted electronic document including the coded information in a database;
• outputting the formatted electronic document as a physical document;
• delivering the physical document to the recipient;
• and
• retaining the copy of the formatted electronic document including the coded information stored in the database, wherein the retained copy ensures compliance with at least one governmental regulation, and further certifies the contents of the physical document, wherein the copy of the formatted electronic document is an image of the formatted electronic document generated prior to delivery of the physical document to the recipient.