Method of managing e-mail attachments
First Claim
1. A method of managing e-mail attachments in a data transmission system comprising a data transmission network and at least one workstation connected thereto and wherein a user of the workstation can receive e-mails from at least one server within the network, at least one e-mail having a document attached thereto, the method comprising:
- creating an entry in a document references file containing a reference to the document when the document is detached from the e-mail, the entry containing variable parameters,generating an icon linked to the entry in the document references file, the icon being displayed when the e-mail is displayed, andproviding a continuously running daemon for detecting when any of the variable parameters of the document have been changed, wherein the daemon modifies the parameters in the entry of the document references file in response to a detected change.
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Abstract
A method of managing e-mail attachments in a data transmission system comprising a data transmission network and at least one workstation connected thereto and wherein the user of the workstation can receive e-mails from at least one server within the network, at least one e-mail having a document being attached thereto. The method comprises creating an entry in a document references file containing a reference to the document when the document is detached from the e-mail, and generating an icon linked to the entry in the document references file, the icon being displayed when the e-mail is displayed.
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5 Claims
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1. A method of managing e-mail attachments in a data transmission system comprising a data transmission network and at least one workstation connected thereto and wherein a user of the workstation can receive e-mails from at least one server within the network, at least one e-mail having a document attached thereto, the method comprising:
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creating an entry in a document references file containing a reference to the document when the document is detached from the e-mail, the entry containing variable parameters, generating an icon linked to the entry in the document references file, the icon being displayed when the e-mail is displayed, and providing a continuously running daemon for detecting when any of the variable parameters of the document have been changed, wherein the daemon modifies the parameters in the entry of the document references file in response to a detected change. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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