System and method for improved synchronization between a server and a client
First Claim
1. A method of delivering email messages from an email server component to an email client component, the method comprising:
- receiving at an email server component a request for delivery of one or more messages from an email client component, the request including an identifier of a body format preference;
for each of the one or more messages, selecting a body formatted according to the identifier, the body format preference identifying a body format from among a plurality of available body formats;
transmitting the one or more messages from the email server component to the email client component, wherein the one or more messages each include a header and the selected body, the selected body based on the identifier.
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Abstract
A system and method for improved client and server communications, more particularly, an improved protocol that may be used for communication between a client and a server, such as in an email environment. Many features are provided for improved communications. An email server may provide the best message body available for an email message, may transfer an entire data object if requested property or properties are not well defined within the data object, may provide progress data for use in tracking download progress, and may send error information for a data object having an error. Email changes may be optimized at an email server component, even if the email changes occurred at another email server component. An email server may maintain a table of changes that occur to folders at an associated data store, and may notify a subscribed email client component of changes that occur in the table.
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1. A method of delivering email messages from an email server component to an email client component, the method comprising:
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receiving at an email server component a request for delivery of one or more messages from an email client component, the request including an identifier of a body format preference; for each of the one or more messages, selecting a body formatted according to the identifier, the body format preference identifying a body format from among a plurality of available body formats; transmitting the one or more messages from the email server component to the email client component, wherein the one or more messages each include a header and the selected body, the selected body based on the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of requesting email messages from an email server component at an email client component, the method comprising:
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transmitting from the email client component a request for delivery of one or more messages to an email server component, the request including an identifier of a body format preference, the body format preference identifying a body format from among a plurality of available body formats; and receiving one or more messages from the email server component at the email client component, wherein the one or more messages each include a header and a body, the body having the body format selected based on the identifier; wherein the body format is a format selected from the group of email message body formats comprising a Rich text format (RTF), a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) format, and a plain text format. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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