Electronic mail attachment management system and method
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1. A method for email attachment management, comprising:
- receiving an email;
scanning the email to detect an attachment;
if the email contains an attachment, detaching the attachment from the email;
storing the detached attachment in a storage location on a storage medium;
modifying the email to include a link, the link at least identifying the storage location; and
storing the modified email.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for email attachment management. An email is received. The email is scanned to detect an attachment. If the email contains an attachment, the attachment is detached from the email. The detached attachment is stored in a storage location on a storage medium. The email is modified to include a link, the link at least identifying the storage location and the modified email is stored.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for email attachment management, comprising:
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receiving an email;
scanning the email to detect an attachment;
if the email contains an attachment, detaching the attachment from the email;
storing the detached attachment in a storage location on a storage medium;
modifying the email to include a link, the link at least identifying the storage location; and
storing the modified email. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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8. A computer program product for communication status management, the computer program product having a medium with a computer program embodied thereon, the computer program comprising:
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computer program code for receiving an email;
computer program code for scanning the email to detect an attachment;
computer program code for detaching the attachment from the email;
computer program code for storing the detached attachment in a storage location on a storage medium;
computer program code for modifying the email to include a link, the link at least identifying the storage location; and
computer program code for storing the modified email. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for email attachment management, comprising:
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an interface configured to receive user input from a user, the user input indicating at least a user policy;
a mail user agent coupled to the interface and configured to receive an email, the email including at least an attachment;
the mail user agent further configured to detach the attachment from the email, to store the attachment in a first storage location, to modify the email to generate a modified email, the modified email including at least a link, and to store the modified email in a second storage location; and
the link configured to identify the first storage location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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