E-MAIL ALERT SYSTEM
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1. An electronic mail (e-mail) method, comprising the steps of:
- sending an e-mail from a sender to at least one recipient;
using an electronic sender operated device, to select one or more alerts to be sent to said at least one recipient to alert said recipient that said e-mail has been sent from said sender to said at least one recipient, wherein said one or more alerts are communications other than e-mails from an e-mail account used in said sending an e-mail step; and
sending said one or more alerts to said at least one recipient.
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Abstract
An e-mail sender is provided with an option to send a notification to the prospective recipient(s) of an e-mail indicating to the recipient that an e-mail has been sent to his or her attention or to a business or other entities attention. The notification can be advantageously sent by a different communications route, such as by mail, courier, telephone call, facsimile, social network, or other method. Back up notifications can also be sent on an automated basis. The notification can be sent automatically and/or sent a period of time after the e-mail is sent if an acknowledgment or reply is not received.
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1. An electronic mail (e-mail) method, comprising the steps of:
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sending an e-mail from a sender to at least one recipient; using an electronic sender operated device, to select one or more alerts to be sent to said at least one recipient to alert said recipient that said e-mail has been sent from said sender to said at least one recipient, wherein said one or more alerts are communications other than e-mails from an e-mail account used in said sending an e-mail step; and sending said one or more alerts to said at least one recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic mail (e-mail) method, comprising the steps of:
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sending an e-mail from a sender to at least one recipient; using an electronic sender operated device, to select one or more alerts to be sent to said at least one recipient to alert said at least one recipient that said e-mail has been sent from said sender to said at least one recipient, wherein said alerts are communications other than e-mails from an e-mail account used in said sending an e-mail step, wherein said alerts are selected from the group consisting of a post card, a letter, a facsimile, a telegram, a courier, a voice message, a telephone call, a text message, and a social network posting; sending a plurality of alerts to said recipient wherein each of said plurality of alerts is different; and optionally, stopping said sending step when said e-mail message is acknowledged or replied to. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. An electronic mail (e-mail) alert system, comprising:
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an electronic sender operated device which receives an indication that an e-mail has been sent from a sender to at least one recipient, or which receives instructions to send an e-mail from said sender to said at least one recipient, wherein said electronic sender operated device selects, based on instructions from said sender, one or more alerts to be sent to said at least one recipient to alert said at least one recipient that said e-mail has been sent from said sender to said at least one recipient, wherein said one or more alerts are communications other than e-mails from an e-mail account used to send said e-mail from said sender to said at least one recipient, and wherein said electronic sender operated device causes said one or more alerts to be sent to said recipient. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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