System and method for providing S/MIME-based document distribution via electronic mail mechanisms
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a repository;
a dedicated e-mail account; and
a mail agent associated with said dedicated e-mail account;
said mail agent processing a received e-mail message to determine a sender'"'"'s identity;
said mail agent authenticating the identify of the sender and an authorization of the sender with respect to said repository;
said mail agent, when a sender is authenticated and authorized, parsing document request information from the e-mail message, authorizing the specific request, and forwarding a formal request to said repository.
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Abstract
A content or document management system includes a content or document repository; a dedicated e-mail account; and a mail agent associated with the dedicated e-mail account. The mail agent processes a received e-mail message to determine a sender'"'"'s identity; authenticates the identity of the sender and an authorization of the sender with respect to the content or document repository; parses, when a sender is authenticated and authorized, document request information from the e-mail message; and either stores a document to or retrieves a document from the content or document repository. The mail agent may authenticate the identity of the sender using a digital signature, or may authenticate the identity of the sender using an e-mail address in a FROM header field of the received e-mail message header. The mail agent may decrypt encrypted messages from the sender, and may sign and encrypt responses to the sender.
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16 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a repository;
a dedicated e-mail account; and
a mail agent associated with said dedicated e-mail account;
said mail agent processing a received e-mail message to determine a sender'"'"'s identity;
said mail agent authenticating the identify of the sender and an authorization of the sender with respect to said repository;
said mail agent, when a sender is authenticated and authorized, parsing document request information from the e-mail message, authorizing the specific request, and forwarding a formal request to said repository. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for managing the distribution of documents in a repository, using a dedicated e-mail account and a mail agent associated with the dedicated e-mail account, comprising:
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(a) processing a received e-mail message to determine a sender'"'"'s identity;
(b) authenticating the identity of the sender and authorizing sender with respect to the repository;
(c) parsing, when a sender is authenticated and authorized for the repository, document request information from the e-mail message;
(d) authorizing the specific request; and
(e) forwarding a formal request to the repository. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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