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Most Frequently Asked Questions - Why is it
free?
- Because that is how the Internet works. Be it search engines, web
based email, information, software its all free on the Net.
- We want to keep it free forever, rest assured. We do not want to
start charging for the messages, but we need to recover our costs. Our costs include
stationery, consumables, postage and labour, besides connectivity and server costs.
Does
anyone get charged at all? Does the receiver pay anything?
- No one, neither the sender nor the receiver in India, pays anything
at all. It is a free service, from one end to another!
So how are we
recovering our costs?
- We are not recovering our costs today.
- We were hoping to finance this from our own funds for the first 3
months. This time frame would enable us to find web advertisers for the service. However
on account of the phenomenal success of the service, and due to the increasing popularity,
the quantum of messages coming in is beyond our own expectations. We will need some form
of funding from other sources, much faster. We hope to get the required support, and
continue to offer this service free.
We are offering web advertisements.
If you know any prospective web advertisers, please do inform them about our service, and
also refer them to us.
Other Frequently Asked Questions:
Q1 . What is
IndianCultureOnline's online e-post service?
Q2 . Who are likely to benefit from this service?
Q3 . What is the charge for using this service?
Q4 . How can I use the service?
Q5 . How much time will it take for the message to be delivered?
Q6 . How many messages can I send?
Q7 . Is privacy of my message guaranteed?
Q8 . Do I get a confirmation regarding delivery of message?
Q9 . What parts of the world are covered by this service?
Q10 . What are the possible reasons why a message can get delayed or
not reach at all?
Q11 . Will we get information if our message does not reach?
Q12 . Whom do I contact for more information / help?
Q1 .What is IndianCultureOnline's online e-post
service?
IndianCultureOnline's online e-post service is a free service brought to you by IndianCultureOnline.com to enable you to
stay in touch with your near and dear ones in India. Using this service you can send a
message from your web browser which will be received by us in India. We will print the
message (exactly as received from you) and post it in India to the address specified by
you .

Q2 .Who are likely to
benefit from this service?
This service should be most useful to Indians living outside India trying to reach out to
their near and dear ones. Your relatives and friends with whom you wish to communicate may
not have Internet or Email access. Hence either you need to use the telephone or fax
(which can be quite expensive) or send a letter by regular mail (which can take between 10
to 15 days to be delivered). Using this service your message can reach the recipient
within 2 to 4 days.

Q3 .What is the charge
for using this service?
There is no charge payable by you to us for using the service. This service (including
receipt of the message at our end, printing it and sending it through paid mail service)
is provided to you with our compliments.

Q4 .How can I use the
service?
To use the service, go to the "Send your message" section. Here type in your
details (in the column marked 'sender details'). Now type in the details of the person to
whom the message is to be delivered (in the column marked 'receiver details'). Please take
special care to type in complete name and address of the receiver so as to ensure that the
letter can be properly delivered. Now type in the message (in the column marked
'message'). After finishing the message, click on the "Submit" button. You will
receive a confirmation from us (at the email address given by you) regarding receipt of
message at our end. Please, note that your message should not excced 400 words
limit, however it can be more then 400 words as long as it is accomodated in Single A 4
Size page. If you want still a long message brake your message in 2 or multiple
part as per your requirements. A single message more then a single A 4 page, will be
treamed [the content beyond single A4 size, will automatically be deleted, by our
software.

Q5 .How much time will
it take for the message to be delivered?
At our end we will process the message and mail it within 24 hours of its receipt from
you. Depending on the destination within India, the postal time that will be taken
thereafter can be a minimum of 1 day, to a maximum of 8-9 days. Thus it will take from a
minimum of 2-3 days to a maximum of 9-10 days for your message to reach its destination,
after you submit the same. This is notwithstanding postal holidays and other
uncertainties.We move all the mails through Indian
Postal Network and hence reliability of the Postal Service
Questionable! If you are looking for more safe, gurenteed services find out our Paid Services

Q6 .How many messages
can I send?
You can send any number of messages as you like. However we would like to discourage the
usage of this service for the purpose of commercial mass mailing. The size of each message
sent by you needs to be limited to 400 words / 40 lines. In case you wish to send a longer
message you will need to break up your message into two or more messages (depending upon
the size of the message) and send each part of the message as an independent message.

Q7 .Is privacy of my message guaranteed?
While the contents of the message are not viewed at our
end, we cannot guarantee the privacy of your message. Hence if your message requires a
high level of confidentiality we will suggest that you use other channels of communication
for that message.

Q8 .Do I get a
confirmation regarding delivery of message?
While we cannot guarantee delivery of messages or generate any confirmation to you in this
respect we will confirm to you (at the email address specified by you in the sender's
information box) regarding receipt of the message at our end. Try out our service to see
if your objective is being served by our service.If you are looking for more safe,
gurenteed and reliable services find out our Paid Services

Q9 .What parts of the
world are covered by this service?
Messages can be sent from any part of the world. There is no restriction on geographical
location of origin of an incoming message. Howevwer, we discourage message originated
within India. We will deliver the message only within India. The entire country is covered
by our service.

Q10. What are the
possible reasons why a message can get delayed or not reach at all?
a. Incorrect or incomplete address given,
b. Missing PIN CODE in receiver address,
c. Sender email address not given,
d. Did not 'send' correctly (did you receive email confirmation for messages sent? did you
see the thanks message on screen after sending the message?),
e. Messages originated within India,
f. Business related communication sent,
g.postal delays in India.

Q11. Will we get
information if our message does not reach?
It is possible that due to short address or incorrect address, your message does not get
delivered to the recipient. Due to the sheer volume of messages that we will handle, it
will not be possible to inform you regarding the non-receipt of your message by your
recipient. It is therefore in your interest that you use a correct and complete address
for the recipient.

Q12. Whom do I contact
for more information / help?
Send an email to epost@IndianCultureOnline.com
for information / help on using this service. We also welcome your feedback and suggestions.
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