Methods, Systems, and Products for Indicating Receipt of Electronic Mail
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an email message to an addressee;
retrieving a shared Internet Protocol address associated with multiple addressees; and
sending a message to the shared Internet Protocol address, the message identifying the addressee of the email message, and the message comprising instructions for particularly indicating the email message to the addressee from amongst the multiple addressees sharing the Internet Protocol address.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for delivering an indication of an email message'"'"'s arrival. The email message is received and identifies at least an addressee. The addressee is looked up in a database that associates multiple addressees to a shared Internet Protocol address. The shared Internet Protocol address is retrieved and a message is sent to the shared Internet Protocol address. The message identifies the addressee of the email message and includes instructions for indicating arrival of the message at the addressee.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an email message to an addressee; retrieving a shared Internet Protocol address associated with multiple addressees; and sending a message to the shared Internet Protocol address, the message identifying the addressee of the email message, and the message comprising instructions for particularly indicating the email message to the addressee from amongst the multiple addressees sharing the Internet Protocol address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system, comprising:
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means for receiving an email message to an addressee; means for retrieving a shared Internet Protocol address associated with multiple addressees; and means for sending a message to the shared Internet Protocol address, the message identifying the addressee of the email message, and the message comprising instructions for particularly indicating the email message to the addressee from amongst the multiple addressees sharing the Internet Protocol address. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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receiving a message addressed to a shared Internet Protocol address that is shared amongst multiple addressees, the message identifying an addressee of an email message received at an email server, the message comprising instructions for indicating the email message to the addressee; and causing a notification that indicates the email message to the addressee. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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