Electronic mail sending apparatus and method
US7120669B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/23
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for controlling the data size of an electronic mail. A computer program executes the method as follows. A mail controlling section compresses data of an electronic mail so that the data size is not more than an unsendable size recorded in relation to a destination electronic mail address by referring to an address table. A mail sending section sends the compressed electronic mail to a recipient. In the case where an electronic mail that has been received by a mail receiving section has a data size which is larger than a sendable size, an updating section updates the sendable size. Further, in the case where an error mail with regard to an electronic mail which is smaller in data size than the unsendable size is received, the unsendable size is updated.
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