Network-based mail attachment storage system and method
US6505236B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/23
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network-based mail attachment storage system and method for: receiving from a sender an electronic mail item which contains a forwarding specification and an attachment; detaching the attachment from the electronic mail item; storing the attachment on a storage device at a specific address under a specific file name; generating a handle corresponding to the specific address and the specific file name; appending the electronic mail item to include the handle; and transmitting in accordance with the forwarding specification the appended electronic mail item, including the handle but excluding the stored attachment.
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