System and method for improved client server communications of email messages
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions, the instructions comprising:
- receiving at an email server component a request for a message, the request comprising an indication that a best message body of the mail is desired;
accessing a data store associated with the email server component and determining the best message body of the message that is available independent of converting the format of available message bodies; and
retrieving and returning the best message body without converting the format of the best message body.
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Abstract
A system and method for improved client and server communications, more particularly, an improved protocol that may be used for communication between a client and a server, such as in an email environment. Many features are provided for improved communications. An email server may provide the best message body available for an email message, may transfer an entire data object if requested property or properties are not well defined within the data object, may provide progress data for use in tracking download progress, and may send error information for a data object having an error. Email changes may be optimized at an email server component, even if the email changes occurred at another email server component. An email server may maintain a table of changes that occur to folders at an associated data store, and may notify a subscribed email client component of changes that occur in the table.
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42 Claims
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1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions, the instructions comprising:
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receiving at an email server component a request for a message, the request comprising an indication that a best message body of the mail is desired;
accessing a data store associated with the email server component and determining the best message body of the message that is available independent of converting the format of available message bodies; and
retrieving and returning the best message body without converting the format of the best message body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer implemented method, comprising:
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at an email client component, generating a request for a message, the request comprising an indication that a best message body of the mail is desired; and
at an email server component;
in response to the request, accessing a data store associated with the email server component and determining the best message body of the message that is available independent of converting the format of available message bodies, and retrieving and returning the best message body to the email client component without converting the format of the best message body. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14)
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11. A data packet embodied on a computer readable medium comprising:
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a first data field including a request for an email message; and
a second data field including an indication that a best message body of the email message is desired.
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15. A data packet embodied on a computer readable medium comprising:
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a first data field including a request for a plurality of email data objects; and
a second data field including an indication that at least one property of the email data objects is desired and that an email data object is to be returned if the at least one property is not well defined. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer implemented method, comprising,
at an email client component, generating a request for email data objects in a folder, the request including an indication that at least one property of the email data objects is desired; - and
at an email server component;
receiving the request, and accessing the folder and email data objects in the folder, and for each email data object in the folder;
if the at least one property is well defined in the email data object, retrieving and returning the at least one property for that data object to the email client component; and
if the at least one property is not well defined for the email data object, retrieving and returning the data object to the email client component. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions, the instructions comprising:
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receiving a request for data objects in a folder, the request including an indication that at least one property of the data objects is desired in response to the request and the indication, accessing the folder and data objects in the folder, and for each data object in the folder;
if the at least one property is well defined in the data object, retrieving and returning the at least one property for that data object to the email client component; and
if the at least one property is not well defined for the data object, retrieving and returning the data object to the email client component. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A data packet embodied on a computer readable medium comprising:
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a first data field identifying an email client component a second data field including a request for at least one email message; and
a third data field including an indication that the email client component desires for email messages to be in Unicode format. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions, the instructions comprising:
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receiving, from an email client component, a request for at least one email message and an indication that the email client component desires for email messages to be in Unicode format;
in response to the request and indication, retrieving the at least one message; and
for each email message;
if the email message is available in Unicode format, providing the Unicode format to the email client component; and
if the email message is not available in Unicode format, converting the email message to Unicode format and providing the Unicode format to the email client component. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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sending, from an email client component, a request for at least one email message and an indication that the email client component desires for email messages to be in Unicode format;
at an email server component, in response to receiving the request and indication, retrieving the at least one message; and
for each email message;
if the email message is available in Unicode format, providing the Unicode format to the email client component; and
if the email message is not available in Unicode format, converting the email message to Unicode format and providing the Unicode format to the email client component. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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