Method and system for automatic electronic mail address maintenance
First Claim
1. A method for efficient maintenance of electronic mail address resources in a data processing system coupled to an electronic mail distribution system, said method comprising the steps of:
- processing electronic mail transferred to or received from an electronic mail distribution system utilizing an electronic mail processing application within said data processing system;
automatically retrieving electronic mail addresses from every electronic mail processed by said electronic mail processing application in response to said processing; and
storing said automatically retrieved electronic addresses within said data processing system.
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Abstract
A method and system for automatic electronic mail address maintenance in a data processing system coupled to an electronic mail distribution system. An electronic mail processing application is utilized to process electronic mail transferred to or received from the electronic mail distribution system. Each time an electronic mail item is processed within the electronic mail processing application, electronic mail addresses are automatically retrieved and stored within the data processing system. Group or alias address are resolved by automatically accessing the electronic mail distribution system to obtain the appropriate electronic mail address. The retrieved electronic mail addresses may then be displayed by a user together with or separate from an existing address list. These automatically retrieved electronic mail addresses may then be viewed alphabetically, in data sequence or by frequency of transmission or receipt to or from designated electronic mail addresses.
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1. A method for efficient maintenance of electronic mail address resources in a data processing system coupled to an electronic mail distribution system, said method comprising the steps of:
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processing electronic mail transferred to or received from an electronic mail distribution system utilizing an electronic mail processing application within said data processing system;
automatically retrieving electronic mail addresses from every electronic mail processed by said electronic mail processing application in response to said processing; and
storing said automatically retrieved electronic addresses within said data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for efficient maintenance of electronic mail address resources in a data processing system coupled to an electronic mail distribution system, said system comprising:
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an electronic mail processing application within said data processing system for processing electronic mail transferred to or received from said electronic mail distribution system;
means for automatically retrieving electronic mail addresses from every electronic mail processed by said electronic mail processing application in response to said processing; and
means for storing said automatically retrieved electronic addresses within said data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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