Compression of electronic communications
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1. A computer system comprising:
- an access module configured to access an e-mail, which e-mail includes a header and a body and is capable of supporting attachments to the e-mail that are distinct of the body of the e-mail;
a detection processing module configured to determine whether a remote system associated with the destination of the e-mail is capable of decompressing less than all of the e-mail, wherein decompressing less than all includes decompressing a compressed body of the e-mail;
a compression processing module configured to compress less than all of the e-mail, wherein compressing less than all includes compressing the body of the e-mail conditioned on whether the remote system is determined capable of decompressing the compressed body;
a message generator module configured to generate a compressed e-mail message that includes a header and a body and is capable of supporting attachments distinct from the body, wherein the body comprises the compressed body of the accessed e-mail; and
a communication processing module configured to communicate to the remote system the compressed e-mail message.
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Abstract
A computer system includes a detection processing module for determining whether a remote system associated with the destination of an electronic communication is capable of decompressing a compressed portion of the electronic communication. The computer system also includes a compression processing module for compressing a portion of an electronic communication if the remote system is determined capable of decompressing the compressed portion. The computer system also includes a communication processing module for sending the compressed portion of the electronic communication to the remote system.
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1. A computer system comprising:
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an access module configured to access an e-mail, which e-mail includes a header and a body and is capable of supporting attachments to the e-mail that are distinct of the body of the e-mail; a detection processing module configured to determine whether a remote system associated with the destination of the e-mail is capable of decompressing less than all of the e-mail, wherein decompressing less than all includes decompressing a compressed body of the e-mail; a compression processing module configured to compress less than all of the e-mail, wherein compressing less than all includes compressing the body of the e-mail conditioned on whether the remote system is determined capable of decompressing the compressed body; a message generator module configured to generate a compressed e-mail message that includes a header and a body and is capable of supporting attachments distinct from the body, wherein the body comprises the compressed body of the accessed e-mail; and a communication processing module configured to communicate to the remote system the compressed e-mail message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented method for communicating an e-mail, the method comprising:
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accessing an e-mail, which e-mail includes a header and a body and is capable of supporting attachments to the e-mail that are distinct of the body of the e-mail; determining whether a remote system associated with the destination of the e-mail is capable of decompressing less than all of the e-mail, wherein decompressing less than all includes decompressing a compressed body of the e-mail; compressing less than all of the e-mail, wherein compressing less than all includes compressing the body of the e-mail if the remote system is determined capable of decompressing the compressed body generating a compressed e-mail message that includes a header and a body and is capable of supporting attachments distinct from the body, wherein the body comprises the compressed body of the accessed e-mail; and communicating to the remote system the compressed e-mail message. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer system comprising:
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a communication processing module configured to receive a compressed e-mail message from a remote system, wherein the compressed e-mail message includes a header and a body and is capable of supporting attachments that are distinct of the body of the compressed e-mail message, and wherein the body of the compressed e-mail message comprises the compressed body of an e-mail and the header of the compressed e-mail message comprises the header of the e-mail; a detection processing module configured to determine whether a remote system associated with the origin of the compressed e-mail message is capable of compressing less than all of the e-mail, wherein compressing less than all includes compressing a body of the e-mail; and a compression processing module configured to decompress the compressed body of the e-mail if the remote system is determined capable of compressing the body. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving a compressed e-mail message from a remote system, wherein the compressed e-mail message includes a header and a body and is capable of supporting attachments that are distinct of the body of the compressed e-mail message, and wherein the body of the compressed e-mail message comprises the compressed body of an e-mail and the header of the compressed e-mail message comprises the header of the e-mail; determining whether a remote system associated with the origin of the compressed e-mail message is capable of compressing less than all of the e-mail, wherein compressing less than all includes compressing a body of the e-mail; and decompressing the compressed body of the e-mail if the remote system is determined capable of compressing the body. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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