E-mail system and incoming e-mail check method
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1. An e-mail system including a plurality of clients and a server having:
- a mail managing table, means for moving a record of a client having a higher incoming mail check frequency to an upper line of the mail managing table, and means for moving a record of a client having a lower incoming mail check frequency to a lower line of the mail managing table, wherein the clients have a dial response decision unit used for checking whether an incoming mail is present in the server in such a manner that if a dial-up telephone is accepted within a predetermined ring count, it is decided that an incoming mail is present, and if the dial-up telephone is not accepted within the predetermined ring count, it is decided that no incoming mail is present.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an e-mail system and an incoming e-mail check method in which a client can know whether a new e-mail addressed to the client has arrived at a server at a stage before the client is connected to the server. The system includes a mail managing table, means for moving a client having a higher incoming mail check frequency to an upper line of the mail managing table, and means for moving a record of a client having a lower incoming mail check frequency to a lower line of the mail managing table.
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18 Claims
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1. An e-mail system including a plurality of clients and a server having:
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a mail managing table, means for moving a record of a client having a higher incoming mail check frequency to an upper line of the mail managing table, and means for moving a record of a client having a lower incoming mail check frequency to a lower line of the mail managing table, wherein the clients have a dial response decision unit used for checking whether an incoming mail is present in the server in such a manner that if a dial-up telephone is accepted within a predetermined ring count, it is decided that an incoming mail is present, and if the dial-up telephone is not accepted within the predetermined ring count, it is decided that no incoming mail is present. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An e-mail system including a plurality of clients and a server having:
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a mail managing table, means for moving a record of a client having a higher incoming mail check frequency to an upper line of the mail managing table, and means for moving a record of a client having a lower incoming mail check frequency to a lower line of the mail managing table, wherein the clients have a dial response decision unit used for checking whether an incoming mail is present in the server in such a manner that if a dial-up telephone is accepted within a predetermined dial time (time elapse after a dial start), it is decided that an incoming mail is present, and if the dial-up telephone is not accepted within the predetermined dial time, it is decided that no incoming mail is present. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. An e-mail system including a plurality of clients and a server having:
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a mail managing table, means for moving a record of a client having a higher incoming mail check frequency to an upper line of the mail managing table, and means for moving a record of a client having a lower incoming mail check frequency to a lower line of the mail managing table, wherein the clients have a dial response decision unit used for checking whether an incoming mail is present in the server in such a manner that if a dial-up telephone is accepted within a predetermined dial count, it is decided that an incoming mail is present, and if the dial-up telephone is not accepted within the predetermined dial time, it is decided that no incoming mail is present.
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6. An e-mail system including a plurality of clients and a server having:
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a mail managing table, means for moving a record of a client having a higher incoming mail check frequency to an upper line of the mail managing table, and means for moving a record of a client having a lower incoming mail check frequency to a lower line of the mail managing table, wherein the clients have a dial response decision unit for deciding that an incoming mail is present if a dial number having an ISDN sub-address transmitted by a client is accepted by the server and that no incoming mail is present if the dial number is not accepted by the server. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. An incoming e-mail check method comprising:
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a step for holding a record of a client having a higher incoming mail check frequency in an upper line of a mail managing table, a step for holding a record of a client having a lower incoming mail check frequency in a lower line of the mail managing table, and a dial response decision step for a user to check whether an incoming mail is present in the server, i.e., if a dial-up telephone is accepted within a predetermined ring count, it is decided that an incoming mail is present and if the dial-up telephone is not accepted within the predetermined ring count, it is decided that no incoming mail is present. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. An incoming e-mail check method comprising:
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a step for holding a record of a client having a higher incoming mail check frequency in an upper line of a mail managing table, a step for holding a record of a client having a lower incoming mail check frequency in a lower line of the mail managing table, and dial response decision step for a client to check whether an incoming mail is present in the server in such a manner that if a dial-up telephone is accepted within a predetermined dial time (time elapse after a dial start), it is decided that an incoming mail is present, and if the dial-up telephone is not accepted within the predetermined dial time, it is decided that no incoming mail is present. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. An incoming e-mail check method comprising:
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a step for holding a record of a client having a higher incoming mail check frequency in an upper line of a mail managing table, a step for holding a record of a client having a lower incoming mail check frequency in a lower line of the mail managing table, and dial response decision step for checking whether an incoming mail is present in the server in such a manner that if a dial-up telephone is accepted within a predetermined dial count, it is decided that an incoming mail is present, and if the dial-up telephone is not accepted within the predetermined dial time, it is decided that no incoming mail is present.
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13. An incoming e-mail check method comprising:
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a step for holding a record of a client having a higher incoming mail check frequency in an upper line of a mail managing table, a step for holding a record of a client having a lower incoming mail check frequency in a lower line of the mail managing table, and dial response decision step for deciding that an incoming mail is present if a dial number having an ISDN sub-address transmitted by a client is accepted by the server and that no incoming mail is present if the dial number is not accepted by the server. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. An incoming e-mail check method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring information as to whether or not monitored information, including incoming mail for a client, has arrived at a server;
requesting a check request of the incoming mail from the client to the server;
rejecting an access request from the client to the server when no incoming mail to the client, for which said check request is carried out, is within the monitored information; and
accepting an access request from the client to the server for receiving the incoming mail only when the incoming mail, for which said check request is carried out, is within the monitored information. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. An e-mail system comprising:
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means for monitoring information as to whether or not monitored information, including incoming mail for a client, has arrived at a server;
means for requesting a check request of the incoming mail from the client to the server;
means for rejecting an access request from the client to the server when no incoming mail to the client, for which said check request is carried out, is within the monitored information; and
means for accepting an access request from the client to the server for receiving the incoming mail only when the incoming mail, for which said check request is carried out, is within the monitored information. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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