Federation of email
First Claim
1. Within a system comprising a processor and a memory, a method of federating electronic mail (e-mail), the method comprising:
- via the processor, receiving a request from a first user to view at least one e-mail of a second user, the request comprising at least one identifier corresponding to the second user and a criteria indicating a subject matter of the e-mail;
via the processor, verifying whether the first user is authorized to access the e-mail of the second user that satisfies the criteria; and
responsive to determining that the first user is authorized to view the e-mail of the second user that satisfies the criteria, via the processor, providing to the first user access to view at least one e-mail that satisfies the criteria.
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Abstract
A method of federating electronic mail (e-mail). A request can be received from a first user to view at least one e-mail of a second user, the request including at least one identifier corresponding to the second user and a criteria indicating a subject matter of the e-mail. The method further can include verifying whether the first user is authorized to access the e-mail of the second user that satisfies the criteria. Responsive to determining that the first user is authorized to view the e-mail of the second user that satisfies the criteria, the first user can be provided access to view the at least one e-mail that satisfies the criteria.
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20 Claims
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1. Within a system comprising a processor and a memory, a method of federating electronic mail (e-mail), the method comprising:
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via the processor, receiving a request from a first user to view at least one e-mail of a second user, the request comprising at least one identifier corresponding to the second user and a criteria indicating a subject matter of the e-mail; via the processor, verifying whether the first user is authorized to access the e-mail of the second user that satisfies the criteria; and responsive to determining that the first user is authorized to view the e-mail of the second user that satisfies the criteria, via the processor, providing to the first user access to view at least one e-mail that satisfies the criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system that federates electronic mail (e-mail), the system comprising:
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a processor that; receives a request from a first user to view at least one e-mail of a second user, the request comprising at least one identifier corresponding to the second user and a criteria indicating a subject matter of the e-mail; verifies whether the first user is authorized to access the e-mail of the second user that satisfies the criteria; and responsive to determining that the first user is authorized to view the e-mail of the second user that satisfies the criteria, provides to the first user access to view at least one e-mail that satisfies the criteria. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer readable program code that, when executed by a system comprising a processor and a memory, federates electronic mail (e-mail), the computer readable storage medium comprising; computer readable program code that receives a request from a first user to view at least one e-mail of a second user, the request comprising at least one identifier corresponding to the second user and a criteria indicating a subject matter of the e-mail; computer readable program code that verifies whether the first user is authorized to access the e-mail of the second user that satisfies the criteria; and computer readable program code that, responsive to determining that the first user is authorized to view the e-mail of the second user that satisfies the criteria, provides to the first user access to view at least one e-mail that satisfies the criteria. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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