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Deduplication of e-mail content by an e-mail server

US10250543B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Thomas H. Gnech · Eppelheim, DE
Eric Kass · Mannheim, DE
Michael H. Schlachter · Metzingen, DE
Andreas Uhl · Eppelheim, DE
Barbara Wald · Weil im Schönbuch, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 23, 2015
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 5, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L51/08
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for handling e-mail communication by an e-mail server is provided. The method includes receiving an e-mail by the e-mail server, parsing the e-mail to identify a large content item within the e-mail, generating a modified e-mail by replacing the large content item within the e-mail with an identifier, storing the large content item and the large content item forms a basis for a weblog associated with the identifier, sending the modified e-mail, and receiving a reply e-mail to the modified e-mail and the content of the reply e-mail builds an extension to the weblog.

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