Sharing an electronic mail message with a party not named as a recipient of the message
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1. A method for sharing an electronic mail message with a party not named as a recipient of the message, comprising:
- allowing a user to identify the electronic mail message to be shared, andthereafter without intervention by the user;
automatically converting the message from an electronic mail format to a shared information format defined by a shared information application,automatically storing the converted message in a shared information system capable of running the shared information application, andautomatically making the stored message accessible to the party not named as a recipient of the message.
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Abstract
An electronic mail archiver for use in a computer system includes a user interface that allows a user to identify an electronic mail message to be archived from an electronic mail system, and a message transfer component that automatically retrieves the message from the electronic mail system in an electronic mail format and stores the message in a format defined by a data processing application capable of running in the computer system.
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57 Claims
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1. A method for sharing an electronic mail message with a party not named as a recipient of the message, comprising:
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allowing a user to identify the electronic mail message to be shared, and thereafter without intervention by the user; automatically converting the message from an electronic mail format to a shared information format defined by a shared information application, automatically storing the converted message in a shared information system capable of running the shared information application, and automatically making the stored message accessible to the party not named as a recipient of the message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for automatically archiving an electronic mail message transmitted in an electronic mail format, comprising:
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allowing a user to identify the electronic mail message to be archived, and thereafter without intervention by the user; automatically converting the electronic mail message from the electronic mail format into a format defined by a data processing application, and automatically archiving the converted message in a storage device accessible by a data processing system capable of running the data processing application. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for storing an electronic mail message received in an electronic mail format, comprising:
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allowing a user to provide an instruction governing the manner of storing the message, and thereafter based on the user'"'"'s instruction; automatically converting the message from the electronic mail format into a format defined by a data processing application, and automatically storing the converted message in a storage device accessible by a data processing system capable of running the data processing application. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of increasing available storage space in an electronic mail system in a computer network, comprising:
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identifying a network user that is an intended recipient of an electronic mail message stored in the electronic mail system, automatically converting the electronic mail message from an electronic mail format into a format defined by a data processing application preferred by the user, and automatically storing the converted message in a storage device attached to a network client computer associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An electronic mail archiver for use in a computer system, comprising:
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a user interface that allows a user to identify an electronic mail message to be archived from an electronic mail system, and a message transfer component that automatically retrieves the message from the electronic mail system in an electronic mail format and stores the message in a format defined by a data processing application capable of running in the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A computer network in which an electronic mail message may be shared with a party not named as a recipient of the message, comprising:
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a user interface that allows a user to identify the electronic mail message to be shared, a formatting component that converts the message from an electronic mail format to a format defined by a data processing application, and a data processing system that obtains the converted message and makes the converted message available to the party not named. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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45. A computer system that enables archiving of a message from an electronic mail system, comprising:
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a central processor, a data storage device, and an archiving program comprising; a user interface that allows a user to select the message to be archived, and a component that allows the central processor to receive the message from the electronic mail system in an original electronic mail format, convert the message into a format defined by a data processing application capable of running on the computer system, and store the converted message in the data storage device.
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46. An electronic mail archiving program fixed on a storage medium, comprising:
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a component that allows a computer system to receive an electronic mail message from an electronic mail system in an original electronic mail format, a conversion component that causes the computer system to convert the message into a format defined by a data processing application, and a storage component that causes the computer to store the converted message in a storage device in the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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