OUT-OF-OFFICE NOTIFICATION MECHANISM FOR EMAIL CLIENTS
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Abstract
A method for an out-of-office message notification system to notify at least one sender who has sent an email in a pre-defined time span prior to a start time associated with an out-of-office notification being set by a user is provided. The method may include identifying an unresponded email within a plurality of unresponded emails in an inbox received within the pre-defined time span prior to the start time associated with the out-of-office notification being set by a user. The method may also include sending an out-of-office message notification to the sender associated with the unresponded email.
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20 Claims
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9. A computer for an out-of-office message notification system to notify at least one sender who has sent an email in a pre-defined time span prior to a start time associated with an out-of-office notification being set by a user, the computer system comprising:
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one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage medium for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising; identifying an unresponded email within a plurality of unresponded emails in an inbox received within the pre-defined time span prior to the start time associated with the out-of-office notification being set by a user; and sending an out-of-office message notification to the sender associated with the unresponded email. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product for an out-of-office message notification system to notify at least one sender who has sent an email in a pre-defined time span prior to a start time associated with an out-of-office notification being set by a user, the computer program product comprising:
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one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage medium, the program instructions executable by a processor, the program instructions comprising; program instructions to identify an unresponded email within a plurality of unresponded emails in an inbox received within the pre-defined time span prior to the start time associated with the out-of-office notification being set by a user; and program instructions to send an out-of-office message notification to the sender associated with the un-responded email. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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