Messaging protocol for processing messages with attachments by inserting into a field of the message a unique property of the attaching entity
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1. A method comprising:
- inserting into a first field and a second field of a message, that is to be processed according to an electronic messaging protocol, information that identifies a sender and a recipient of the message, respectively, the message includes an attachment from an attaching entity; and
inserting into a third field of the message, which is associated with the attachment, a unique property of the attaching entity wherein in the message, the attachment is outside the first, second, and third fields.
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Abstract
A message that is to be processed according to an electronic messaging protocol is associated with a sender of the message. The message also includes an attachment from an attaching entity. The attachment is associated with a unique property of the attaching entity. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
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43 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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inserting into a first field and a second field of a message, that is to be processed according to an electronic messaging protocol, information that identifies a sender and a recipient of the message, respectively, the message includes an attachment from an attaching entity; and inserting into a third field of the message, which is associated with the attachment, a unique property of the attaching entity wherein in the message, the attachment is outside the first, second, and third fields. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A machine-implemented method for communicating, comprising:
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inserting an attachment into a message that is to be delivered according to a messaging protocol; and filling (i) a first field of the message to identify a sender, (ii) a second field of the message, which is associated with the attachment to identify an entity who requested that the attachment be inserted and (iii) a third field of the message to identify a recipient of the message wherein in the message, the attachment is outside the first, second, and third fields. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A machine-implemented method for communicating, comprising:
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creating a message to be delivered according to a messaging protocol for a plurality of networks interconnected with one or more routers, wherein the message includes (i) an attachment from an attaching entity, and (ii) header information that (1) identifies a sender of the message and separately (2) identifies and associates the attaching entity with the attachment; and sending the created message to a message transfer agent. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A machine-implemented method for communicating, comprising:
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processing a message that is received from a client program of a subscriber to a communications service, wherein the message is to be delivered according to a messaging protocol for a plurality of networks interconnected with one or more routers, and wherein the message includes an attachment from the subscriber, a first field that identifies a sender as the subscriber and a destination field that identifies a data network address of an intended recipient of the message; and
thenadding a second field to the message that identifies an entity who requested that an attachment be inserted into the message and that is associated with the attachment, wherein in the message, the attachment is outside the first, second, and destination fields. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A machine-implemented method for communicating, comprising:
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processing a message from a user agent to be delivered according to a messaging protocol for a plurality of networks interconnected with one or more routers, wherein the message includes an attachment, a first header field that identifies a sender, and a second header field that identifies a recipient; and filling a third header field of the message, that is associated with the attachment, to identify an entity who requested that the attachment be inserted into the message. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A machine-implemented method for communicating, comprising:
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receiving information about a message that is processed according to a messaging protocol, the message includes an attachment from an attaching entity, a first header field to identify a sender of the message, and a second header field, associated with the attachment, to identify the attaching entity, and wherein the received information is taken from the first and second fields; and presenting the received information to an intended recipient of the message. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A machine-implemented method for communicating, comprising:
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receiving information from a header portion of a message that is processed according to a messaging protocol for a plurality of networks interconnected with one or more routers, the message includes the header portion and an attachment from an attaching entity, and wherein the received information (1) identifies a sender of the message and (2) separately identifies and associates the attaching entity with the attachment; and presenting the received information to an intended recipient of the message. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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