Methods, systems, and computer program products for operating an electronic mail or messaging system in which information associated with an attachment is sent to a destination for evaluation before sending the attachment
First Claim
1. A method of operating an electronic mail (email)/messaging system, comprising:
- compiling information associated with an attachment for an electronic mail at a source, the information comprising initial information and descriptive information;
sending the initial information to a destination;
determining if the destination has a file that matches the attachment based on the initial information;
sending the attachment to the destination if the destination does not have the file;
sending the descriptive information to the destination if the destination has the file;
determining if the file matches the attachment based on the descriptive information; and
sending the attachment to the destination if the file does not match the attachment based on the descriptive information.
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Abstract
An electronic mail/messaging system is operated by compiling information associated with an attachment for an electronic mail at a source. The information includes initial information and descriptive information. The initial information is sent to a destination. A determination is made whether the destination has a file that matches the attachment based on the initial information. The attachment is sent to the destination if the destination does not have the file. The descriptive information is sent to the destination if the destination has the file. A determination is made whether the file matches the attachment based on the descriptive information. The attachment is sent to the destination if the file does not match the attachment based on the descriptive information.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating an electronic mail (email)/messaging system, comprising:
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compiling information associated with an attachment for an electronic mail at a source, the information comprising initial information and descriptive information; sending the initial information to a destination; determining if the destination has a file that matches the attachment based on the initial information; sending the attachment to the destination if the destination does not have the file; sending the descriptive information to the destination if the destination has the file; determining if the file matches the attachment based on the descriptive information; and sending the attachment to the destination if the file does not match the attachment based on the descriptive information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic mail (email)/messaging system, comprising:
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a source system; and a destination system; wherein the source system is configured to compile information associated with an attachment for an electronic mail, the information comprising initial information and descriptive information, to send the initial information to the destination system, to send the attachment to the destination system if the destination system does not have a file that matches the attachment based on the initial information, to send the descriptive information to the destination if the destination system has the file, and to send the attachment to the destination system if the file does not match the attachment based on the descriptive information; and wherein the destination system is configured to determine if the file matches the attachment based on the initial information, and to determine if the file matches the attachment based on the descriptive information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for operating an electronic mail (email)/messaging system, comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code configured to compile information associated with an attachment for an electronic mail at a source, the information comprising initial information and descriptive information; computer readable program code configured to send the initial information to a destination; computer readable program code configured to determine if the destination has a file that matches the attachment based on the initial information; computer readable program code configured to send the attachment to the destination if the destination does not have the file; computer readable program code configured to send the descriptive information to the destination if the destination has the file; computer readable program code configured to determine if the file matches the attachment based on the descriptive information; and computer readable program code configured to send the attachment to the destination if the file does not match the attachment based on the descriptive information. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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