MESSAGING PROTOCOL FOR PROCESSING MESSAGES WITH ATTACHMENTS
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1. An article of manufacture comprising:
- a computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that program a computer to (a) insert into a first field and a second field of a message, that is to be processed according to an electronic messaging protocol, information that identifies a sender and a recipient of the message, respectively, (b) insert into the message an attachment pursuant to a request from an attaching entity, and (c) insert into a third field of the message, which is associated with the attachment, a unique property of the attaching entity, wherein in the message, the attachment is outside the first, second, and third fields.
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Abstract
A message that is to be processed according to an electronic messaging protocol is associated with a sender of the message. The message also includes an attachment from an attaching entity. The attachment is associated with a unique property of the attaching entity. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
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1. An article of manufacture comprising:
a computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that program a computer to (a) insert into a first field and a second field of a message, that is to be processed according to an electronic messaging protocol, information that identifies a sender and a recipient of the message, respectively, (b) insert into the message an attachment pursuant to a request from an attaching entity, and (c) insert into a third field of the message, which is associated with the attachment, a unique property of the attaching entity, wherein in the message, the attachment is outside the first, second, and third fields. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An article of manufacture comprising:
a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that program a computer to process a message that has been delivered in accordance with a messaging protocol for networks interconnected with one or more routers, wherein the message includes (a) an attachment, (b) a first field that identifies a sender, (c) a second field that (i) identifies an entity who requested that the attachment be inserted and (ii) is associated with the attachment, and (d) a third field that identifies a recipient, wherein the message is to be processed so as to present information from the attachment and the first and second fields to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An article of manufacture comprising:
a computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that program a computer to (a) process a message from a client program of a subscriber to a communications service, wherein the message is to be delivered according to a messaging protocol for a plurality of networks interconnected with one or more routers, and wherein the message is to include an attachment, a first field that identifies a sender as the subscriber, and a destination field that identifies a recipient of the message, and (b) add a second field to the message that (i) identifies an entity who requested that the attachment be inserted into the message and (ii) is associated with the attachment, wherein in the message, the attachment is outside the first, second, and destination fields. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. An article of manufacture comprising:
a computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that program a computer to (a) receive information from a header portion of a message, the message includes the header portion and an attachment that was inserted pursuant to a request from an attaching entity, and wherein the received information identifies a sender of the message and, separately, identifies and associates the attaching entity with the attachment, and (b) present the received information to a recipient of the message. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-implemented method for communicating, comprising:
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creating a message having a first field and a second field that contain information that identifies a sender and a recipient of the message, respectively, and an attachment added pursuant to a request from an attaching entity; and inserting into a third field of the message, which is associated with the attachment, a unique property of the attaching entity, wherein in the message, the attachment is outside the first, second, and third fields. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A computer-implemented method for communicating, comprising:
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receiving a message that has been delivered by an electronic messaging protocol for networks interconnected by routers, the message includes an attachment added by an attaching entity, a first header field that identifies a sender of the message, a second header field associated with the attachment and that identifies the attaching entity, and a third header field that identifies a recipient of the message; and presenting information taken from the first and second header fields to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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