Recently, I signed a contract abroad where the other party
insisted on using an archaic process. The contract needed to be
printed on a coloured paper with the party's letterhead on it.
They sent me two unsigned copies by courier because they wanted me
to sign first. I signed and sent them back both the copies and they
then returned one signed copy, counting three courier shipments in
total. Shortly afterwards, I had a delightful experience on the
other end of the efficiency spectrum. I was sent an email with a
link to a website where I could view a purchase order, which I was
asked to sign online. The signing entailed nothing more than typing
my name. After the signing, I was sent the signed PDF, and at the
website, for which I was not required to create an account, I have
access to a complete track record of the transaction: when the
document was created, when it was sent, when I viewed it, and when
I signed it. In the second instance, I electronically signed
