System and method of storage management for an electronic mail system
US5970491A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/23
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method of storage management for an electronic mail system are disclosed. The system of storage management for an electronic mail system comprises a distribution management system (112) for receiving information into memory as a distribution and for delivering said distribution from memory to a remote connection; and a container management system (114) for storing and retrieving the distribution from a storage medium. The distribution comprises a plurality of body parts. A method of storage management for an electronic mail system comprises the following steps: (1) receiving information from a first remote connection; (2) writing the information into memory as a distribution, the distribution having at least one object and at least one attribute; (3) storing the distribution to a storage medium as a plurality of files; (4) retrieving at least one of the files from the storage medium; and (5) delivering the distribution to at least a second remote connection.
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