As paper correspondence becomes inconvenient for businesses that are evolving to maintain a paperless office, services have emerged to outsource the task of scanning snail mail as it arrives.
Some online post offices will scan envelopes for subscribing customers, and offer handling options (E.g. whether to scan the contents, store, or shred them).
Some providers will systematically scan and make the contents immediately available.
Some online post offices will offer a send feature as a companion service.
Sending mail electronically and having it printed close to the delivery point shortens the time it takes the correspondence to reach the recipient.