Registration mail system with a sent e-mail check function on internet and method for the same
First Claim
1. An electronic mailing method on the Internet with a function of reception confirmation comprising:
- (a) assigning a unique code to an e-mail of a sender and recording in a database the information on the unique code assigned to the e-mail;
(b) attaching to the e-mail, to which the unique code was assigned in the step of (a), a CGI (common gateway interface) executive program that automatically sends to the web server of the sender the unique code that was assigned in the step (a) when the receiver receives the e-mail;
(c) sending the unique code of the received e-mail to the web server of the sender by the automatic execution of the CGI executive program when the e-mail, to which the unique code was assigned in the step of (a) and to which the CGI executive program was attached in the step of (b), is received by the receiver; and
(d) comparing the unique code of e-mail that was sent in the step (c) and the unique code that was recorded in the step (a) and, if they are identical, sending reception confirmation information to the sender.
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Abstract
An electronic mailing method on the Internet with a function of reception confirmation is described. The method is comprising the steps of (a) assigning a unique code to the e-mail of a sender and recording the unique code in a database; (b) attaching to the e-mail a CGI executive program that automatically sends the unique code to the web server of the sender when the receiver receives the e-mail; (c) sending the unique code to the web server of the sender by the automatic execution of the CGI executive program when the e-mail is received by the receiver; and (d) comparing the unique code sent in the step (c) and the unique code recorded in the step (a) and, if they are identical, sending reception confirmation information to the sender.
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3 Claims
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1. An electronic mailing method on the Internet with a function of reception confirmation comprising:
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(a) assigning a unique code to an e-mail of a sender and recording in a database the information on the unique code assigned to the e-mail;
(b) attaching to the e-mail, to which the unique code was assigned in the step of (a), a CGI (common gateway interface) executive program that automatically sends to the web server of the sender the unique code that was assigned in the step (a) when the receiver receives the e-mail;
(c) sending the unique code of the received e-mail to the web server of the sender by the automatic execution of the CGI executive program when the e-mail, to which the unique code was assigned in the step of (a) and to which the CGI executive program was attached in the step of (b), is received by the receiver; and
(d) comparing the unique code of e-mail that was sent in the step (c) and the unique code that was recorded in the step (a) and, if they are identical, sending reception confirmation information to the sender.
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2. An electronic mailing method on the Internet with a function of receipt confirmation, comprising the steps of:
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(a) assigning a unique code to an e-mail sent by a sender and storing the unique code in a database;
(b) attaching a CGI executive program to the e-mail containing the unique code of step (a) in order to transmit the unique code which is assigned to the e-mail in step (a), to an e-mail system of the sender upon a receiver'"'"'s receipt of the e-mail;
(c) transmitting the unique code of the e-mail received by the receiver to the e-mail mail system of the sender by an automatic execution of the CGI executive program upon the receiver'"'"'s receipt of the e-mail which contains the unique code and the CGI executive program of step (b); and
(d) delivering receipt confirmation information to the sender of the e-mail if the unique code of the e-mail transmitted in step (c) is identical to the information stored in the database.
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3. An electronic mailing system on the Internet with a function of receipt confirmation, comprising:
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a first mail control system having a mail processor part which assigns a unique code to e-mail sent by a sender, attaches a CGI executive program for e-mail transmitting the assigned unique code to the electronic mailing system upon a receiver'"'"'s receipt of the e-mail, and transmits the e-mail to the receiver'"'"'s mail server;
a database in which the unique code assigned by the mail processor part is recorded; and
a second mail control system having a receipt confirmation part which receives the unique code of the e-mail transmitted by automatic execution of the CGI executive program, compares the transmitted unique code with the unique code recorded in the database, and transmits receipt confirmation information to the sender if the two unique codes are identical.
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