Method and apparatus for enhanced electronic mail distribution
US5424724A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/23
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for enhanced electronic mail distribution which permits expeditious distribution of electronic mail documents to multiple host systems and/or external networks via a single host agent. A distributed data processing system having multiple host systems and/or external networks permits electronic mail documents to be distributed from local networks to nodes within various host systems or networks by establishing a host agent reference table at selected host agents within the local network. Each host agent reference table includes an identification of selected destination nodes associated with an identified host agent for those nodes. A referral to the host agent reference table may then be utilized to determine the appropriate host agent for an electronic document destined for a selected node. Thereafter, existing interprocess local network communications may be utilized to communicate the electronic document to the appropriate host agent. In the depicted embodiment of the present invention a default host agent may also be listed within the host agent reference table for all destination nodes not explicitly listed within the table. Additionally, an ordered list …
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