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Maintaining multiple versions of message bodies in a common database

  • US 20050246423A1
  • Filed: 04/30/2004
  • Published: 11/03/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a computer system that includes a plurality of messaging applications and is network connectable along with one or more other computer systems to a network, a method for providing access to an electronic message body, the method comprising:

  • an act of maintaining an association between an electronic message and a plurality of versions of a corresponding message body, the electronic message and the versions of the corresponding message body being stored in a database that is accessible to the plurality of messaging applications, at least one higher fidelity version of the message body being maintained in accordance with a higher fidelity data format and at least one lower fidelity version of the message body being maintained in accordance with a lower fidelity data format;

    an act of receiving a messaging application request for access to the electronic message;

    an act of identifying data formats supported by the requesting messaging application; and

    an act of providing the messaging application with an appropriate version of the message body from the database based on the supported data formats.

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