E-mail attachment as one-time clickable link
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1. A method for processing messages, comprising:
- storing information from an attachment in an e-mail message, before the e-mail message is sent to a plurality of subscribers to a mailing list;
replacing the attachment in the e-mail message with a link for accessing the information from the attachment, before the e-mail message is sent to the subscribers;
sending the e-mail message with the link to the subscribers; and
providing the information from the attachment, when one of the subscribers clicks on the link.
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Abstract
An e-mail attachment as a one-time clickable link reduces the overhead of sending a potentially large number of e-mails with potentially large attachments to a mailing list. A method of providing the subscribers to the mailing list with the same information just as secure by the use of a one-time clickable link is provided.
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1. A method for processing messages, comprising:
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storing information from an attachment in an e-mail message, before the e-mail message is sent to a plurality of subscribers to a mailing list;
replacing the attachment in the e-mail message with a link for accessing the information from the attachment, before the e-mail message is sent to the subscribers;
sending the e-mail message with the link to the subscribers; and
providing the information from the attachment, when one of the subscribers clicks on the link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for processing messages, comprising:
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a mailing list server to receive an e-mail message with an attachment and to send a modified e-mail message having the attachment replaced by a link to a plurality of subscribers via a plurality of mail servers; and
a storage device that is accessible by the mailing list server, the storage device to store the attachment and to provide the information from the attachment when one of the subscribers clicks on the link. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium storing instructions for performing a method for processing messages, the method comprising
storing information from an attachment in an e-mail message, before the e-mail message is sent to a plurality of subscribers to a mailing list; -
replacing the attachment in the e-mail message with a link for accessing the information from the attachment, before the e-mail message is sent to the subscribers;
sending the e-mail message with the link to the subscribers; and
providing the information from the attachment, when one of the subscribers clicks on the link. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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