Methods, systems, and computer-readable mediums for configuring electronic messaging applications
First Claim
1. A method for configuring an electronic message application to communicate with a server storing messages at least one of to and from an electronic message account of a user, the method comprising:
- receiving an electronic message address and a password of the user as inputs;
deriving server connection settings based on the electronic message address; and
applying the server connection settings to the electronic message account.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer-readable mediums configure electronic messaging applications to communicate with a server storing messages to and/or from an electronic messaging account of a user. A method involves receiving an electronic message address and a password of the user as inputs, deriving server connection settings based on the electronic message address, and applying the server connection settings to the electronic messaging account. Another method involves receiving an electronic message address of the user and discovering the server connection settings for the electronic messaging account on a server having a designated protocol name as a server prefix name to assist in locating the server and having the server connection settings. The method also involves retrieving the server connection settings from a file provided by the server in response to locating the server having the designated name and applying the server connection settings to the electronic messaging account.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for configuring an electronic message application to communicate with a server storing messages at least one of to and from an electronic message account of a user, the method comprising:
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receiving an electronic message address and a password of the user as inputs;
deriving server connection settings based on the electronic message address; and
applying the server connection settings to the electronic message account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20)
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9. A method for configuring an electronic message application to communicate with a server storing messages for an electronic message account of a user, the method comprising:
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receiving an electronic message address of the user;
discovering server connection settings for the electronic message account on a server having a designated name as a server prefix name and having the server connection settings;
in response to locating the server having the designated name, retrieving the server connection settings from a file provided by the server having the designated name; and
applying the server connection settings to the electronic message account. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium having computer executable components, comprising:
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a first component that is arranged to indicate that a retrieved XML payload comprises a response to a request for server connection settings that support an account associated with an application program, the request being initiated from the application program executing on a client computer to a server having a designated server prefix name to assist the client computer in locating the server;
a second component arranged to specify a type of the account;
a third component arranged to indicate one of whether the retrieved XML payload contains the server connection settings, whether the request will be redirected to another server for the server connection settings, and whether an email address used by the application program to request the server connection settings should be changed;
a fourth component arranged to enclose specifications for the server connection settings when the third component is arranged to indicate that the retrieved XML payload contains the server connection settings;
a fifth component arranged to specify a kind of mail account being configured for the type of the account; and
a sixth component arranged to specify a name of a mail server corresponding to the kind of mail account being configured.
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