METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ATTACHING FILES TO E-MAIL FROM BACKUP COPIES REMOTELY STORED
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1. A method of associating a file with an e-mail without uploading the file at the time that the e-mail is composed, the method including:
- installing and using an automated upload agent on a first computer, wherein the automated upload agent is adapted to selectively copy data from the first computer to a remote mobility server;
initiating an e-mail from a second computer, including specifying a file to be used as an attachment to the e-mail;
receiving electronically an offer to supply as the attachment an uploaded copy of the file to be attached, wherein the uploaded copy was transmitted from the automated upload agent on the first computer to the remote mobility server before the initiating of the e-mail from the second computer; and
accepting the offer of the uploaded copy of the file to be attached and electronically causing the e-mail to be sent with a link to the uploaded copy.
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Abstract
The technology disclosed relates efficient handling of e-mail attachments. In particular, it relates to automatic and efficient matching of a selected local file to an archived file for attachment of the archived file or a link thereto to an e-mail, without requiring uploading of the local file when initiating the e-mail.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of associating a file with an e-mail without uploading the file at the time that the e-mail is composed, the method including:
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installing and using an automated upload agent on a first computer, wherein the automated upload agent is adapted to selectively copy data from the first computer to a remote mobility server; initiating an e-mail from a second computer, including specifying a file to be used as an attachment to the e-mail; receiving electronically an offer to supply as the attachment an uploaded copy of the file to be attached, wherein the uploaded copy was transmitted from the automated upload agent on the first computer to the remote mobility server before the initiating of the e-mail from the second computer; and accepting the offer of the uploaded copy of the file to be attached and electronically causing the e-mail to be sent with a link to the uploaded copy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of associating a file with an e-mail without uploading the file at the time that the e-mail is composed, the method including:
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receiving at a remote mobility server from an automated upload agent running on a first computer data to be copied to the remote mobility server; receiving from a second computer a request to initiate an e-mail, including specification of a file local to be used as an attachment to the e-mail; finding among files on the remote mobility server at least one uploaded copy of the file to be used as an attachment; and offering for the second computer to use the uploaded copy of the file as the attachment, whereby the second computer can cause the uploaded copy to be used without the second computer uploading the file after the initiating of the e-mail. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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