Electronic mail system, apparatus and removable storage means suitable for such a system
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1. - An electronic mail system comprising at least:
- an apparatus having a device to be connected to an electronic mail service, said apparatus comprising;
a receptacle for receiving a removable data storage means, writing/reading means for reading and/or writing said storage means, connecting means for a connection to a mail service, mail managing means for managing mail, which system further comprises;
a removable data storage means.
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Abstract
This electronic mail system comprises an apparatus (1) having a device for a connection to an electronic mail service (18) in Internet world. The apparatus (1) comprises a drive (42) for an optical disc (5), which has the facility for writing/reading this optical disc. The disc can contain the mail and its archives. It is possible to manage the mail with various apparatus even they have no provision for an Internet connection.
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1. - An electronic mail system comprising at least:
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an apparatus having a device to be connected to an electronic mail service, said apparatus comprising;
a receptacle for receiving a removable data storage means, writing/reading means for reading and/or writing said storage means, connecting means for a connection to a mail service, mail managing means for managing mail, which system further comprises;
a removable data storage means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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6. - An apparatus suitable for electronic mail and comprising:
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a device to be connected to an electronic mail service, a receptacle for receiving a removable data storage means, writing/reading means for reading and/or writing said storage means, connecting means for a connection to a mail service, mail managing means for managing mail.
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14. - A method of managing mail, which involves the following steps of:
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using a first apparatus which comprises;
a receptacle for a removable data storage means, writing/reading means for reading and/or writing said storage means, connecting means for a connection to a mail service, mail managing means for managing mail dealt with by the removable data storage means, inserting a removable data storage means, connecting to a mail server, storing at least part of the contents of the mail in said removable storage means, removing said removable storage means for subsequent use with another or with the same apparatus.
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