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Method for continouously processing electronic messages throughout a transition between online and offline states

  • US 6,457,879 B1
  • Filed: 12/17/1997
  • Issued: 10/01/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for automatically effecting a switch between online and offline modes of electronic message processing, in response to a computer making a transition between online and offline states, comprising the steps of:

  • processing electronic messages in accordance with the online mode, the online mode being capable of processing electronic messages in cooperation with a server, when the computer is in the online state, comprising the steps of;

    polling the server for a new electronic message, resolving an electronic message name against an address book on the server, immediately sending an outgoing electronic message, and immediately receiving an incoming electronic message;

    determining that the computer has made a transition from the online state to the offline state; and

    in response to the determination that the computer has made a transition from the online state to the offline state, automatically switching to processing electronic messages in accordance with the offline mode, comprising the steps of;

    queuing outgoing electronic messages for subsequent sending;

    resolving electronic message names against an address book on the computer; and

    suppressing polling of the server for new electronic messages.

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