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eContract ™

Overview

With RPost’s eSignOff® service, the message receipient can electronically sign and timestamp an email and attachments with one click. In many cases a contract may also require a countersignature from the sender or a third-party. RPost’s eContract™ service allows the sender and recipient to electronically sign and timestamp the same email message and attachment, creating a bilateral, legally binding and enforceable contract.

How It Works:

  • Sender sends the message to the recipient with eSignOff request,

  • Sender receives back the signed-off email, and then countersigns with RPost’s Digital Seal® signature.

  • Alternatively, the sender can send the original email already with Digital Seal, in which case the recipient is the one that countersigns.

Note: the service also allows both parties to forward the message and attachments to a third party for countersignature.
 

Sender's View

 

Step 1a: Compose the message

  1. Compose an email like you always do (ask about RPost hosting an email template).

  2. Send the message to anyone in the To, Cc or Bcc fields (up to 100 addresses per message).

  3. Add basic text explaining the service as noted below for the receiver to complete the eSignOff.

  4. Click the "Send Registered" button.

 

Step 1b: Feature Pop-up

  1. When the "Send Registered" button is pressed a feature pop-up appears.

  2. Click the "eContracting" check box to "Request eSignOff".

  3. Insert custom text you want the receiver to agree to.

 

 

Note: Sending can be automated and is available with Outlook, Lotus and GroupWise as well as server side.

Receiver's View

 

Step 2a:  Recipient Email

  1. Recipient reads the email.

  2. Recipient reviews the contract.

  3. Recipient action #1:  Click the "Click Here to begin eSignOff" button

 

Step 2b:  New Compose Page

  1. Recipient action #2:  A new compose page opens with the agreement text and the receiver types their name

  2. Recipient action #3:  Press "Send"

eSignOff

 

Step 3a:  eSignOff™ Email - Both Parties Receive this Email

  1. eSignOff email and details.

  2. Original email and details.

  3. Signed Contract (see below)

Step 3b:  eSignOff™ Contract

When the PDF attachment is opened for viewing the eSignOff and Original email are inserted as pages one and two and each page of the PDF has a eSignOff seal and time and date stamp linked to the Atomic Clock on the bottom left.

 

 

CONTRACT IS NOW SIGNED!

Countersign

 

Step 1a:  Countersign Email (OPTIONAL)

In some cases a contract may need to be countersigned by the sender or a third party.  RPost provides a signature with the "Digital Seal" service that signs an email using a signature that time and date stamps the message and allows the receiver to verify authorship and authenticity of the message and attachments.

  1. Sender forwards the message to themselves, original recipient or third party with the attached contract.

  2. Press the "Send Registered" button and the feature pop-up appears (see below).

Step 1b:  Feature Pop-up - Digital Seal 

Sender clicks the "Digital Seal" feature.

 

 

 

 

Step 2a:  Digital Seal™ Email 

Email is sent using the RPost Digital Seal which attaches a seal and time and date stamp to the bottom right of each page of the PDF (see step 4d below).

 

 

Step 2b:  Digital Seal™ Email

Each page of the PDF has the time and date stamp on the bottom right corner of each page (see arrow below).

 

CONTRACT SIGNED AND COUNTERSIGNED!