Automated dereferencing of electronic communications for archival
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting an archival of an electronic communication;
searching at least a portion of the electronic communication for a reference to a document, whereinthe document is not included in the electronic communication;
determining that a copy of the document is not currently being maintained as part of the archival of the electronic communication;
in response to the determining, automatically obtaining, using a processor, an electronic copy of the document from a location identified by the reference;
archiving the electronic copy of the document as an archived electronic copy of the document; and
retrieving the electronic communication and the archived electronic copy of the document at a time when the document is no longer available at the location identified by the reference.
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Abstract
Various methods and systems for automatically obtaining documents that are referenced by an electronic communication, such as an email or instant message, for archival are disclosed. One method involves searching at least a portion (e.g., the header and/or body) of an electronic communication for a reference to a document and, in response to detecting the reference, automatically obtaining an electronic copy of the document. The electronic copy of the document can then be archived.
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting an archival of an electronic communication; searching at least a portion of the electronic communication for a reference to a document, wherein the document is not included in the electronic communication; determining that a copy of the document is not currently being maintained as part of the archival of the electronic communication; in response to the determining, automatically obtaining, using a processor, an electronic copy of the document from a location identified by the reference; archiving the electronic copy of the document as an archived electronic copy of the document; and retrieving the electronic communication and the archived electronic copy of the document at a time when the document is no longer available at the location identified by the reference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory, wherein the memory stores program instructions executable by the processor to; detect an archival of an electronic communication; search at least a portion of the electronic communication for a reference to a document, wherein the document is not included in the electronic communication; determine that a copy of the document is not currently being maintained as part of the archival of the electronic communication; in response to a determination that the copy of the document is not currently being maintained as part of the archival of the electronic communication, automatically obtain an electronic copy of the document from a location identified by the reference; archive the electronic copy of the document as an archived electronic copy of the document; and retrieve the electronic communication and the archived electronic copy of the document at a time when the document is no longer available at the location identified by the reference. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising program instructions executable to:
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detect an archival of an electronic communication; search at least a portion of the electronic communication for a reference to a document, wherein the document is not included in the electronic communication; determine that a copy of the document is not currently being maintained as part of the archival of the electronic communication; in response to a determination that the copy of the document is not currently being maintained as part of the archival of the electronic communication, automatically obtain an electronic copy of the document from a location identified by the reference; archive the electronic copy of the document as an archived electronic copy of the document; and retrieve the electronic communication and the archived electronic copy of the document at a time when the document is no longer available at the location identified by the reference. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a processor configured for detecting an archival of an electronic communication; means for searching at least a portion of the electronic communication for a reference to a document, wherein the document is not included in the electronic communication; means for determining that a copy of the document is not currently being maintained as part of the archival of the electronic communication; means for, in response to determining that the copy of the document is not currently being maintained as part of the archival of the electronic communication, automatically obtaining an electronic copy of the document from a location identified by the reference; means for archiving the electronic copy of the document as an archived electronic copy of the document; and means for retrieving the electronic communication and the archived electronic copy of the document at a time when the document is no longer available at the location identified by the reference. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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