Mail distribution device, mail server device, client device, mail distribution program storage medium, mail server program storage medium, and client program storage medium

• US 20030187943A1
• Filed: 09/27/2002
• Published: 10/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Nakatani, Hideki, Ochiai, Yukio
• Application Number:
  US10/255,650
• Publication Number:
  US 20030187943A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/207
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases

Abstract

A distributing received-mail to client device stores distribution rules in advance, receives mails from a received-mail server, collates the received mails with the distribution rules, and distributes the collated mails to each mail client.

Claims

1. A mail distribution device comprising:

a rule storage section storing distribution rules for distributing mails to plural pieces of mail software at least receiving mails; and

a mail distribution section distributing mails to each piece of mail software according to the distribution rules stored in the rule storage section.

2. A mail distribution device according to claim 1, wherein the rule storage section stores distribution rules including a discard rule for discarding mails without distribution, and

wherein the mail distribution section discards mails corresponding to the discard rule without distribution.

3. A mail distribution device comprising:

a mail receiving section receiving mails from a mail server;

a rule storage section storing distribution rules for distributing the received mails to plural clients at least receiving mails;

a mail distribution section distributing the mails received by the mail receiving section according to the distribution rules stored in the rule storage section to each client; and

a mail sending section sending the mails distributed by the mail distribution section to each client as a distribution destination.

4. A mail server device that processes mails comprising:

a rule storage section storing distribution rules for distributing mails to plural clients at least receiving mails, in which a distribution rule is associated with one receiver address;

a mail distribution section, for the time of sending mails having the same receiver address as that of the distribution rule stored in the rule storage section, distributing the mails to a client according to the distribution rule associated with the receiver address and stored in the rule storage section; and

a mail sending section sending the mails to the client to which the mails have been distributed by the mail distribution section.

5. A client device in which plural pieces of mail software at least receiving mails operate, comprising:

a rule storage section storing distribution rules for distributing mails to the plural pieces of mail software; and

a mail distribution section distributing the received mails to each mail software according to the distribution rules stored in the rule storage section.

6. A mail distribution program storage medium storing a mail distribution program that is executed in a computer and causes the computer to operate as a mail distribution device, the mail distribution device comprising:

a rule storage section storing distribution rules for distributing mails to plural pieces of mail software at least receiving mails; and

a mail distribution section distributing mails to each piece of mail software according to the distribution rules stored in the rule storage section.

7. A mail distribution program storage medium storing a mail distribution program according to claim 6, wherein the rule storage section stores distribution rules including a discard rule for discarding mails without distribution, and

wherein the mail distribution section discards mails corresponding to the discard rule without distribution.

8. A mail distribution program storage medium storing a mail distribution program that is executed in a computer and causes the computer to operate as a mail distribution device, wherein the mail distribution device comprising:

a mail receiving section receiving mails from a mail server;

a rule storage section storing distribution rules for distributing the received mails to plural pieces of mail software clients at least receiving mails;

a mail distribution section distributing the mails received by the mail receiving section according to the distribution rules stored in the rule storage section to each mail software; and

a mail sending section sending the mails distributed by the mail distribution section to each mail software as a distribution destination.

9. A mail server program storage medium storing a mail server program that is executed in a computer and causes the computer to operate as a mail server, wherein the mail server device comprising:

a rule storage section storing distribution rules for distributing mails to plural clients at least receiving mails, in which a distribution rule is associated with one receiver address;

a mail distribution section, for the time of sending mails having the same receiver address as that of the distribution rule stored in the rule storage section, distributing the mails to a client according to the distribution rule associated with the receiver address and stored in the rule storage section; and

a mail sending section sending the mails to the client to which the mails have been distributed.

10. A client program storage medium storing a client program that is executed in a computer and causes the computer to operate as a client, wherein the client device comprising:

a rule storage section storing distribution rules for distributing mails to the plural pieces of mail software; and

a mail distribution section distributing the received mails to each mail software according to the distribution rules stored in the rule storage section.