Messaging protocol for processing messages with attachments
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1. A method comprising:
- inserting into a message, that is to be processed according to an electronic messaging protocol, information that identifies a sender of the message, the message includes an attachment from an attaching entity; and
inserting into the message a unique property of the attaching entity.
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Abstract
A message that is to be processed according to an electronic messaging protocol is associated with a sender of the message. The message also includes an attachment from an attaching entity. The attachment is associated with a unique property of the attaching entity. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
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43 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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inserting into a message, that is to be processed according to an electronic messaging protocol, information that identifies a sender of the message, the message includes an attachment from an attaching entity; and
inserting into the message a unique property of the attaching entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A machine-implemented method for communicating, comprising:
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inserting an attachment into a message that is to be delivered according to a messaging protocol; and
filling (i) a first field of the message to identify a sender and (ii) a second field of the message to identify an entity who requested that the attachment be inserted. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A machine-implemented method for communicating, comprising:
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creating a message to be delivered according to a messaging protocol for a plurality of networks interconnected with one or more routers, wherein the message includes (i) an attachment from an attaching entity, and (ii) information that identifies a sender of the message and separately identifies the attaching entity; and
sending the created message to a message transfer agent. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A machine-implemented method for communicating, comprising:
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processing a message that is received from a client program of a subscriber to a communications service, wherein the message is to be delivered according to a messaging protocol for a plurality of networks interconnected with one or more routers, and wherein the message includes an attachment from the subscriber and a first field that identifies a sender as the subscriber; and
thenadding a second field to the message that identifies an entity who requested that an attachment be inserted into the message as the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A machine-implemented method for communicating, comprising:
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processing a message from a user agent to be delivered according to a messaging protocol for a plurality of networks interconnected with one or more routers, wherein the message includes an attachment and a first field that identifies a sender; and
filling a second field of the message to identify an entity who requested that the attachment be inserted into the message. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A machine-implemented method for communicating, comprising:
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receiving information about a message that is processed according to a messaging protocol, the message includes an attachment from an attaching entity, a first field to identify a sender of the message, and a second field to identify the attaching entity, and wherein the received information is taken from the first and second fields; and
presenting the received information to an intended recipient of the message. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A machine-implemented method for communicating, comprising:
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receiving information about a message that is processed according to a messaging protocol for a plurality of networks interconnected with one or more routers, the message includes an attachment from an attaching entity, and wherein the received information identifies a sender of the message and separately identifies the attaching entity; and
presenting the received information to an intended recipient of the message. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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