Hybrid Mail

When British Forces are deployed on operations they are entitled to aerogrammes (colloquially known as “blueys” because of their colour) to and from their families and friends. This service has been in place for a considerable time with Blueys first being issued during the early days of the Northern Ireland deployment. Thanks to QiQ and their hybrid mail services L-Mail and Docsaway, service personnel and indeed anyone else can now send an electronic version of a Bluey to their loved ones. QiQ’s L-Mail and Docsaway services enable letters to either be typed in a web browser, via an email application or for a PDF to be uploaded. The Docsaway PDF service enables photo and other images to be easily included with correspondence. As correspondence is...

In this modern age, the trusty and reliable post office is at risk of becoming obsolete, however Australian business owner Peter Harris has other ideas by sending traditional printed letters electronically. Docsaway is a PDF-based solution that is ideal for businesses wishing to automate or outsource the mailing of their paper-based documents from a number of locations throughout the world. It’s printed letters – an old school form of communication – being sent in a faster, easier and in a more modern way. It seems right that Mr Harris set up such a business and has an interest in the changing nature of the service as he has a family history in the postal industry. He comes from a long line of postal workers which started before in the 19th...

The US Postal Service is struggling to survive, but Australian Peter Harris is joining the push for US businesses to write more letters through his electronic posting service Docsaway. Just this week the US Postal Service announced it would close more than half its mail-processing centres in a $3bn cost-cutting drive, resulting in 28,000 job losses http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16037668 Docsaway is a PDF-based solution that is ideal for businesses wishing to automate or outsource the mailing of their paper-based documents from a number of locations throughout the world. It allows businesses to have the sincerity and genuine nature of a letter, without the fuss of actually going to the post office. Traditional post offices are often now viewed as...

Docsaway has released a new version of its WHMCS addon module. The new version fixes a bug that was found, the bug caused WHMCS to throw an error on the invoice page, when clicking on the download PDF button. The module has also been updated with the latest list of printing stations, now including United Kingdom and Germany. The module may be downloaded from www.docsaway.com

Web hosts around the globe use the excellent WHMCS system to manage their billing processes. With QiQ’s L-Mail and Docsaway systems automating the sending of welcome letters and invoices through the mail (rather than email) has become easier than ever. Here is a summary of three options available to WHMCS users: L-Mail WHMCS plugin This plugin generates a letter for new members signing up to WHMCS system. It takes various details submitted by the new member and inserts them within a letter template that is sent to the L-Mail hybrid postal system. There are tags within the template that are replaced by the specified details allowing you to send a personalised letter to your members. The plugin cron.php file ideally should be executed as a cronjob once a day,...

With QiQ’s Docsaway.com you can now mail a PDF document direct from your email account. Once activated, you simply need to enter your contacts into the new Docsaway Address Book feature and make a note of the special email address allocated. Emailing your PDF document direct to the special email address will result in it being mailed. Here is a step by step guide to the new service: 1. Goto the Settings page found in the Email Document section of your account and customise to your requirements. 2. Goto your Address Book found in the Email Document section of your account, and add a new contact. 3. Click on your new contact on the contact list, your contact details are displayed in the contact details window 4. Copy the Special Email address that is assigned...