Monday, October 29, 2001		Entertainment

E-greetings for 'anthrax-phobics'

WITH festive season round the corner and the deadly Anthrax looking for a headway through the post, what to do? How to reach out our dear ones in a cost-effective way? Every body is looking out for solution.

Hey! there is one. E-greetings. The Net has a solution to this problem also. Plain greetings, colourful greetings, animated greetings and musical greetings for all occasions are available on the Net. May it be a thank-you card, sorry card, birthday card, anniversary card, Mother's day, Father's day or Valentine's Day card and festive cards all are available for free. Moreover, the delivery is ensured at the right time and date. Is it not an interesting proposition?

Free e- cards of various designs, shapes and matter are available on many sites. To name a few, www.greeting-cards.com,www.egreetings.com, www.bluemountains.com, and www.in.yahoo.com. For sending a card on the Net, one has to log on to a site holding free e-greetings services. Choose the card of a choice by clicking on your mouse, enter the details and e-mail addresses of the sender and the receivers and the date of the delivery. When the Send button is pressed, the card is stored as a page on the server hosting these facilities. Then e-mail is generated to sender's address indicating that the sender has received a card. The contents of the e-mail include the address (linked) at which the card is kept for display and play (musical card) for limited period. The receiver has just to double-click on the address and the card is available on the computer.

Not only this, the Net offers paid services also. Flowers, bouquet and gifts can be home delivered in select cities by the click of a mouse. All you have to do is select the design and flowers of bouquet or gift, enter your credit card number. The product selected is ready for delivery from Delhi to Bombay within no time. Some of the sites offering these facilities are www.gifts2u.com and www.giftthru.com. So, friends what for you are waiting. Get into action and enjoy the New World of e-greetings this festive time. — Vishal Verma