METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR DELIVERING ELECTRONIC MESSAGES
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1. A method, executed in a messaging server for handling electronic messages for a user and delivering electronic messages directed to said user, comprising the following steps:
- receiving an electronic message from a sending party, said electronic message containing a destination identity associated with said user,retrieving an Internet Protocol address currently assigned to a terminal used by said user, based on said destination identity associated with said user, anddelivering the electronic message to said terminal with the retrieved IP address as the destination address.
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Abstract
Method for delivering electronic messages to a user including: receiving an electronic message from a sending party, said message containing a destination identity associated with said user, retrieving an IP address currently assigned to a terminal used by said user, based on said destination identity associated with said user, and delivering the electronic message to said terminal with the retrieved IP address as the destination address. A corresponding arrangement is also described.
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1. A method, executed in a messaging server for handling electronic messages for a user and delivering electronic messages directed to said user, comprising the following steps:
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receiving an electronic message from a sending party, said electronic message containing a destination identity associated with said user, retrieving an Internet Protocol address currently assigned to a terminal used by said user, based on said destination identity associated with said user, and delivering the electronic message to said terminal with the retrieved IP address as the destination address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A messaging server for handling electronic messages for a user and delivering electronic messages directed to said user, comprising:
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means for receiving an electronic message from a sending party, said message containing a destination identity associated with said user, means for retrieving an Internet Protocol address currently assigned to a terminal used by said user, based on said destination identity associated with said user, and means for delivering the electronic message to said terminal with the retrieved IP address as the destination address. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of delivering electronic messages directed to a user, comprising the following steps:
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receiving an electronic message at a mail server, said message containing a mail address associated with said user, retrieving an Internet Protocol address currently assigned to a terminal used by said user, based on said mail address associated with said user, and delivering the electronic message to said terminal using the retrieved IP address of the terminal.
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18. A mail server for delivering electronic messages directed to a user, comprising:
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means for receiving an electronic message at the mail server, said message containing a mail address associated with said user, means for retrieving an Internet Protocol address currently assigned to a terminal used by said user, based on said mail address associated with said user, and means for delivering the electronic message to said terminal using the retrieved Internet Protocol address of the terminal.
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