Method and Apparatus for Determining Whether an Email Message is Ready for Transmission
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1. A computer implemented method for transmitting email messages, the computer implemented method comprising:
- responsive to detecting a request to send an email message, analyzing the email message using a policy to form a result;
determining whether the result indicates that the email message is incomplete; and
generating an alert if a determination is present that indicates that the email message is incomplete.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code to analyze an email message using a policy to form a result in response to detecting a request to send an email message. A determination is made as to whether the result indicates that the email message is complete. An alert is generated if a determination is present that indicates that the email message is incomplete.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for transmitting email messages, the computer implemented method comprising:
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responsive to detecting a request to send an email message, analyzing the email message using a policy to form a result; determining whether the result indicates that the email message is incomplete; and generating an alert if a determination is present that indicates that the email message is incomplete. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer usable program code for transmitting email messages, the computer program product including; computer usable program code, responsive to detecting a request to send an email message, for analyzing the email message using a policy to form a result; computer usable program code for determining whether the result indicates that the email message is incomplete; and computer usable program code for generating an alert if a determination is present that indicates that the email message is incomplete. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A data processing system comprising:
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a bus; a communications unit connected to the bus; a memory connected to the bus, wherein the storage device includes a set of computer usable program code; and a processor unit connected to the bus, wherein the processor unit executes the set of computer usable program code to analyze the email message using a policy to form a result in response to detecting a request to send an email message;
determine whether the result indicates that the email message is incomplete; and
generate an alert if a determination is present that indicates that the email message is incomplete. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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