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Methods and systems for managing email configuration

  • US 8,972,508 B1
  • Filed: 07/06/2012
  • Issued: 03/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for managing email configuration, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:

  • receiving a first email from a first device, the first email being;

    received on a second device;

    sent from a first email address;

    identifying, on the second device, device-type information in a header of the first email, the device-type information indicating a device type of the first device;

    identifying, on the second device, a second email addressed to the first email address;

    using the device-type information in the header of the received first email to select, from a configuration-information database, email-configuration information for configuring the second email directed to the same first email address that sent the first email.

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