Mail processing system
First Claim
1. A mail processing system providing electronic mail services, comprising:
- client-side mail servers operated by a client organization for providing electronic mail processing services to mail clients within the client organization; and
a center-side mail server providing electronic mail processing services to the client-side mail servers, wherein said center-side mail server comprises;
receiving means for receiving electronic mail addressed to mail addresses within the client organization, on behalf of the client-side mail server of the client organization;
storing means for storing the electronic mail received by said receiving means; and
batch transfer means for transferring bulk mail data to the client-side mail server of the client organization, said bulk mail data created by combining electronic mail stored on said storing means and addressed to the mail addresses within said client organization into a single unit, and wherein said client-side mail server comprises;
batch receiving means for receiving the bulk mail data transferred from said center-side mail server; and
individual-mail delivery means for delivering the electronic mail to the mail addresses within the client organization for which said client-side mail server is responsible based on the bulk mail data received by said batch receiving means.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a mail processing system which reduces the load on an e-mail hosting. A center-side mail server (30) receives electronic mail addressed to client domains (10) and combines the electronic mail into one file (bulk mail data) for each domain. A client-side mail server (14) in the client domain (10) regularly accesses the center-side mail server (30) to download the bulk mail data, which is addressed to the client domain (10), from the server (30). The client-side mail server (14) disassembles the downloaded bulk mail data into individual electronic mail data and saves it in respective destination mailboxes. A user PC (16) in the client domain (10) can receive electronic mail, which is addressed to the user PC, from the client-side mail server (14) using a protocol such as POP3.
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22 Claims
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1. A mail processing system providing electronic mail services, comprising:
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client-side mail servers operated by a client organization for providing electronic mail processing services to mail clients within the client organization; and
a center-side mail server providing electronic mail processing services to the client-side mail servers, wherein said center-side mail server comprises;
receiving means for receiving electronic mail addressed to mail addresses within the client organization, on behalf of the client-side mail server of the client organization;
storing means for storing the electronic mail received by said receiving means; and
batch transfer means for transferring bulk mail data to the client-side mail server of the client organization, said bulk mail data created by combining electronic mail stored on said storing means and addressed to the mail addresses within said client organization into a single unit, and wherein said client-side mail server comprises;
batch receiving means for receiving the bulk mail data transferred from said center-side mail server; and
individual-mail delivery means for delivering the electronic mail to the mail addresses within the client organization for which said client-side mail server is responsible based on the bulk mail data received by said batch receiving means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A mail processing device for providing electronic mail processing services to a client organization, comprising:
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receiving means for receiving electronic mail having mail a address indicating the client organization as a destination;
storing means for storing the electronic mail received by said receiving means; and
batch transfer means for transferring bulk mail data to a client-side mail server installed in the client organization, said bulk mail data being created by combining electronic mail, which is stored on said storing means and addressed to mail addresses within said client organization, into one unit. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A device for providing electronic mail processing services to a client organization, comprising:
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bulk mail receiving means for receiving bulk mail data from a predetermined center-side mail server, said bulk mail data being created by combining electronic mail addressed to mail addresses within a client organization for which the device is responsible into one unit; and
individual-mail delivery means for extracting individual electronic mail from the received bulk mail data and providing the extracted electronic mail to destination mail addresses. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method for providing electronic mail processing services to a client organization, comprising the steps of:
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installing a client-side mail server that provides electronic mail processing services to mail clients in the client organization;
installing a center-side mail server that provides electronic mail processing services to the client-side mail server;
causing said center-side mail server to;
receive electronic mail addressed to mail addresses within the client organization on behalf of said client-side mail server in the client organization and store the electronic mail in predetermined storing means;
create bulk mail data by combining electronic mailstored on said storing means and addressed to the mail addresses within the client organization into one unit; and
transfer the bulk mail data to the client-side mail server in the client organization; and
causing said client-side mail server to;
receive the bulk mail data transferred from said center-side mail server; and
deliver the electronic mail to the mail addresses within the client organization for which the client-side mail server is responsible based on the received bulk mail data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method for providing electronic mail processing services to a client organization, comprising the steps of:
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storing electronic mail by receiving the electronic mail addressed to mail addresses within said client organization; and
transferring bulk mail data to a client-side mail server installed in the client organization, said bulk mail data being created by combining stored electronic mail addressed to mail addresses within said client organization, into one unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method for providing electronic mail processing services to a client organization, comprising the steps of:
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receiving bulk mail data from a predetermined center-side mail server, said bulk mail data being created by combining electronic mail addressed to addresses within the client organization, into one unit; and
extracting individual electronic mail from the received bulk mail data to provide the extracted electronic mail to destination mail addresses. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a computer program for causing a computer system to execute the steps of:
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storing electronic mail by receiving electronic mail addressed to mail addresses within a client organization to which services are to be provided; and
batch-transferring bulk mail data to a client-side mail server corresponding to the client organization, said bulk mail data being created by combining electronic mail, which is stored in said storing step and addressed to the mail addresses within the client organization, into one unit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a computer program for causing a computer system to execute the steps of:
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receiving bulk mail data from a predetermined center-side mail server, said bulk mail data being created by combining electronic mail addressed to mail addresses within a client organization into one unit; and
extracting individual electronic mail from the received bulk mail data to provide the extracted electronic mail to destination mail addresses. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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