EMAIL SYSTEM INCLUDING EMAIL AGGREGATION SERVER PROVIDING SECURITY PARAMETER DETERMINATION FEATURES AND RELATED METHODS
First Claim
1. An electronic mail (email) system comprising:
- at least one email server having mailboxes for storing email messages therein;
a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices; and
at least one email aggregation server comprisinga configuration module cooperating with said at least one email server for determining a plurality of operational configuration parameters for accessing a given mailbox by attempting access to the given mailbox using possible configuration parameters,the plurality of possible configuration parameters comprising at least one possible email communication protocol security parameter, andan aggregation module for forwarding email messages from the mailboxes to respective mobile wireless communications devices based upon the operational configuration parameters.
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Abstract
An email system may include at least one email server having mailboxes for storing email messages therein, and a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices. The system may also include at least one email aggregation server comprising a configuration module cooperating with the at least one email server for determining a plurality of operational configuration parameters for accessing a given mailbox by attempting access to the given mailbox using possible configuration parameters. The plurality of possible configuration parameters may include at least one possible email communication protocol security parameter. The at least one aggregation server may further include an aggregation module for forwarding email messages from the mailboxes to respective mobile wireless communications devices based upon the operational configuration parameters.
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26 Claims
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1. An electronic mail (email) system comprising:
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at least one email server having mailboxes for storing email messages therein; a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices; and at least one email aggregation server comprising a configuration module cooperating with said at least one email server for determining a plurality of operational configuration parameters for accessing a given mailbox by attempting access to the given mailbox using possible configuration parameters, the plurality of possible configuration parameters comprising at least one possible email communication protocol security parameter, and an aggregation module for forwarding email messages from the mailboxes to respective mobile wireless communications devices based upon the operational configuration parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic mail (email) system comprising:
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at least one email server having mailboxes for storing email messages therein; a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices; and at least one email aggregation server comprising a configuration module for querying a user for initial user information and cooperating with said at least one email server for determining a plurality of operational configuration parameters for accessing a given mailbox by attempting access to the given mailbox using possible configuration parameters, the plurality of possible configuration parameters comprising at least a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) enabled or disabled security setting, and an aggregation module for forwarding email messages from the mailboxes to respective mobile wireless communications devices based upon the operational configuration parameters. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic mail (email) aggregation server comprising:
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a configuration module cooperating with at least one email server having mailboxes for storing email messages therein for determining a plurality of operational configuration parameters for accessing a given mailbox by attempting access to the given mailbox using possible configuration parameters; the plurality of possible configuration parameters comprising at least one possible email communication protocol security parameter; and an aggregation module for forwarding email messages from the mailboxes to respective mobile wireless communications devices based upon the operational configuration parameters. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An electronic mail (email) aggregation method comprising:
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determining a plurality of operational configuration parameters for accessing a given mailbox on at least one email sever by attempting access to the given mailbox using possible configuration parameters, the plurality of possible configuration parameters comprising at least one possible email communication protocol security parameter; and forwarding email messages from the mailboxes to respective mobile wireless communications devices based upon the operational configuration parameters. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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