SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORWARDING ELECTRONIC MAIL
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed that enable an email service provider to implement an email forwarding service without losing associated page views. In one embodiment, rather than forwarding the entire email message, the email forwarding service generates a summary email message, and sends this summary email message to the forwarding email address pre-specified by the subscriber. This summary email message includes a link that is selectable by the user to view the original email message on a web site of the email service provider. Thus, even if the forwarding email address is hosted externally, the subscriber still views the full email message on a web site of the provider of the email forwarding service.
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21. A method of forwarding email messages, the method comprising the following operations performed by one or more processors:
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accessing a first email message addressed to a first email address of a user, the first email message containing message content; generating a second email message based on the first email message, the second email message; lacking a first portion of the message content of the first email message; including a second portion of the message content of the first email message; and including information identifying the first email message; transmitting, electronically over a communications network, the second email message to a second email address of the user that is different from the first email address; receiving, from a user device, a request to access the first email message, the request including the identifying information; and in response to the request, transmitting the first email message to the user device along with electronic media content. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 37)
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31. A system for forwarding e-mail messages, the system comprising:
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a memory system that stores instructions; and at least one processor that, when executing the instructions stored in the memory system, is configured to; access a first email message addressed to a first email address of a user, the first email message containing message content; generate a second email message based on the first email message, the second email message; lacking a first portion of the message content of the first email message; including a second portion of the message content of the first email message; and including information identifying the first email message; transmit, electronically over a communications network, the second email message to a second email address of the user that is different than the first email address; receive, from a user device, a request to access the first email message, the request including the identifying information; and in response to the request, transmit the first email message to the user device along with electronic media content. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40)
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