POLICY-BASED DELAYED DISPATCH OF E-MAIL MESSAGES
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, from a sender, a first e-mail message that includes a plurality of recipients intended by the sender to receive the e-mail message, including at least a first recipient and a second recipient;
delivering the first e-mail message to the first recipient;
scheduling a delivery time for delivery of the first e-mail message to the second recipient;
on condition that the first recipient cancels the scheduled delivery prior to the delivery time, cancelling the scheduled delivery of the first-e-mail message to the second recipient; and
on condition that the first recipient does not cancel the scheduled delivery prior to the delivery time, delivering the first-e-mail message to the second recipient at, or subsequent to, the delivery time.
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Abstract
Software that uses machine logic based algorithms to send e-mail messages according to an e-mail delivery schedule by performing the following steps: (i) receiving, from a sender, a first e-mail message that includes a plurality of recipients intended by the sender to receive the e-mail message, including at least a first recipient and a second recipient; (ii) delivering the first e-mail message to the first recipient; (iii) scheduling a delivery time for delivery of the first e-mail message to the second recipient; (iv) on condition that the first recipient cancels the scheduled delivery prior to the delivery time, cancelling the scheduled delivery of the first-e-mail message to the second recipient; and (v) on condition that the first recipient does not cancel the scheduled delivery prior to the delivery time, delivering the first-e-mail message to the second recipient at, or subsequent to, the delivery time.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, from a sender, a first e-mail message that includes a plurality of recipients intended by the sender to receive the e-mail message, including at least a first recipient and a second recipient; delivering the first e-mail message to the first recipient; scheduling a delivery time for delivery of the first e-mail message to the second recipient; on condition that the first recipient cancels the scheduled delivery prior to the delivery time, cancelling the scheduled delivery of the first-e-mail message to the second recipient; and on condition that the first recipient does not cancel the scheduled delivery prior to the delivery time, delivering the first-e-mail message to the second recipient at, or subsequent to, the delivery time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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