Modifying an electronic mail system to produce a secure delivery system
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1. A method of modifying an electronic mail system to produce a secure delivery system, the method comprising:
- modifying a user interface of the electronic mail system to present a secure delivery icon, the secure delivery icon being presented in addition to a normal delivery icon of the electronic mail system; and
causing the electronic mail system to initiate a secure delivery in response to actuation of the secure delivery icon, the secure delivery using a delivery protocol different from a protocol provided by the electronic mail system.
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An electronic mail system is modified to produce a secure delivery system by modifying a user interface of the electronic mail system to present a secure delivery icon and causing the electronic mail system to initiate a secure delivery in response to actuation of the secure delivery icon. The secure delivery uses a delivery protocol different from a protocol provided by the electronic mail system, and the secure delivery icon is presented in addition to a normal delivery icon of the electronic mail system.
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1. A method of modifying an electronic mail system to produce a secure delivery system, the method comprising:
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modifying a user interface of the electronic mail system to present a secure delivery icon, the secure delivery icon being presented in addition to a normal delivery icon of the electronic mail system; and
causing the electronic mail system to initiate a secure delivery in response to actuation of the secure delivery icon, the secure delivery using a delivery protocol different from a protocol provided by the electronic mail system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer program stored on a computer readable medium or a propagated signal for modifying an electronic mail system to produce a secure delivery system, the computer program comprising instructions for causing a processor to:
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modify a user interface of the electronic mail system to present a secure delivery icon, the secure delivery icon being presented in addition to a normal delivery icon of the electronic mail system; and
cause the electronic mail system to initiate a secure delivery in response to actuation of the secure delivery icon, the secure delivery using a delivery protocol different from a protocol provided by the electronic mail system. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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