Behind the E-mail letter:
The E-Postbrief was developed by the Deutsche Post and is a so-called hybrid mail service. This means that it combines two systems: The traditional post, as you know him, and the modern E-Mail.
- Advantage of the E-mail letter, however, is that it offers a higher level of authenticity, better data protection and greater integrity than our simple E-Mail.
- In addition, through this platform, especially the possibility that citizens, economy and administration can also communicate confidentially, quickly and safely.

E-mail: you need to know
Communication with the E-mail letter - this is how it works:
The E-Postbrief provides two ways of communication: Electronic mail and post. The complete electronic version, however, works only, if both the transmitter and the receiver, a customer of the E-Post service.
- Especially convenient the service is, when both sides of the notified customers from the E-mail letter. Then the E-postal mail as a kind of Mail securely and reliably to the recipient.
- As a Sender, you can use the service but also, if the receiver has no Account with the E-postbrief. In this case, you should E-mail letter from the Post is accepted, printed, enveloped, and then the recipient of a classic by mail.
- The advantage of this is that you can use as the sender of the service always easily online, no matter whether your recipient is logged in or not.

The E-post letter
E-mail: benefits and costs
Now that you know what is behind the E-mail letter and how it works, we will explain the benefits with corresponding costs.
- Log in to the so-called post Ident is for private clients free of charge. The post-Ident-procedure is required to register your personal details and to check.
- Also, the deployment of the mailbox, including the receipt of E-mail letters free of charge.
- For a fee, when Sending E-mail letters. A distinction is made between electronic delivery and postal delivery:
- In the case of electronic delivery of 0,70 Euro fee for a Standard E-mail letter (up to 20 MB) to fall. The additional services "registered mail slot" and a "registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt" you receive for each Euro 2.15.
- As mentioned above, is printed in the E-postbrief of the Deutsche Post, envelopes, and the recipient of mail delivered. A page will cost you 0.70 euros, the second and third page of 0.10 euros additional cost.
- In the case of more than 3 pages E-mail letter, to fall to 0.85 Euro basic fee and any s/w page costs 0.10 Euro, each colored page costs € 0.20.
- All other Details and benefits, please refer to the price list for E-Postal mail of the Deutsche Post.

E-mail: benefits and costs
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