IANAL but: That entirely depends on the jurisdiction. Legal software generally isn't portable across countries due to subtleties like this. There are jurisdi

IANAL but: That entirely depends on the jurisdiction. Legal software generally isn't portable across countries due to subtleties like this. There are jurisdictions that do not accept any electronic signatures whereas in others an email response saying "go ahead" or even a verbal agreement on the phone (which leaves no permanent record) counts as "the parties have contracted".