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Method and system for electronic messaging via distributed computing networks

  • US 20060168012A1
  • Filed: 11/24/2004
  • Published: 07/27/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for transmitting an e-mail attachment over a network, the method comprising:

  • generating an identifier for the attachment, the attachment being stored in a storage medium local to at least one computing device coupled to the network, wherein the at least one computing device includes a sender computing device;

    transmitting the identifier along with a primary e-mail message from the sender computing device to a recipient computing device coupled to the network; and

    retrieving the attachment by the recipient computing device, wherein retrieving the attachment further comprises;

    searching for the attachment in at least one computing device coupled to the network using the identifier; and

    downloading the attachment from the at least one computing device to a storage medium local to the recipient computing device.

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