Electronic mail forwarding system and method
First Claim
1. In a private network having a server, a fixed computer and a router for connection to a public network external to the private network, all interconnected via a data connection, the server controlling electronic mail resources addressed to a user of the fixed computer received by the private network, a mail forwarding system comprising:
- a mail forwarding program operating in the fixed computer for controlling the fixed computer to selectively and automatically, without user intervention, (a) retrieve electronic mail resources addressed to the user of the fixed computer from the private network and (b) transmit the retrieved electronic mail resources via the router to an assigned address in the public network accessible by a communicator remote from the private network.
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Abstract
A mail forwarding system is provided for use in a private network system having a server, a fixed computer and a router for connection to a public network external to the private network, all interconnected via a data connection, with the server controlling electronic mail resources addressed to a user of the fixed computer received by the private network. The mail forwarding system includes a mail forwarding program operating in the fixed computer for controlling the fixed computer to selectively (a) retrieve electronic mail addressed to the user of the fixed computer from the private network and (b) transmit the received electronic mail via the router to an assigned address in the public network accessible by a communicator remote from the private network.
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18 Claims
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1. In a private network having a server, a fixed computer and a router for connection to a public network external to the private network, all interconnected via a data connection, the server controlling electronic mail resources addressed to a user of the fixed computer received by the private network, a mail forwarding system comprising:
a mail forwarding program operating in the fixed computer for controlling the fixed computer to selectively and automatically, without user intervention, (a) retrieve electronic mail resources addressed to the user of the fixed computer from the private network and (b) transmit the retrieved electronic mail resources via the router to an assigned address in the public network accessible by a communicator remote from the private network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In a private network having a server, a fixed computer and a router for connection to a public network external to the private network, all interconnected via a data connection, the server controlling electronic mail resources addressed to a user of the fixed computer received by the private network, a method of automatically forwarding electronic mail received by the private network to an assigned address in the public network accessible by a communicator remote to the private network, said method comprising the steps of:
controlling the fixed computer to automatically, without user intervention; poll the server for electronic mail received by the server and addressed to a user of the fixed computer; retrieve the electronic mail addressed to the user of the fixed computer from the server; and transmit the retrieved electronic mail via the router to an assigned address in the public network accessible by a communicator remote from the private network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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