Method and apparatus for transmitting electronic mail attachments with attachment references
US5903723A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 11, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and storage medium for transmitting e-mail attachments from a sender of a network to at least one recipient of the network. According to a preferred embodiment, an attachment is stored in a storage device visible to the network and relatively local to the sender, the attachment having a unique network address. An attachment reference is generated, comprising the network address of the attachment. The attachment reference is transmitted from the sender to the at least one recipient.
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