System and method for managing files to be attached to or detached from an electronic mail
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1. A method for managing electronic mail file attachments comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request from a user to attach or detach a specified file attachment from a specified electronic mail;
identifying a specified mail storage location at where to file said specified electronic mail, wherein one or more electronic mails are stored in said specified mail storage location;
using the storage location for the electronic mail to determine a storage location for the specified file attachment, includingsearching in a mail-attachment table to determine one or more attachment storage locations linked to the specified mail storage location, wherein said mail-attachment table identifies a plurality of mail storage locations for storing electronic mails, and for each of the plurality of mail storage locations, one or more attachment storage locations for storing attachments to the electronic mails stored in said each mail storage location, said plurality of mail storage locations including said specified mail storage location;
said searching including identifying the one or more attachment storage locations identified in said table for storing attachments to electronic mails stored in said specified mail storage location; and
selecting at least one attachment storage location, of the one or more attachment storage locations identified in said table for storing attachments to electronic mails stored in the specified mail storage location, for storing the specified file attachment.
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Abstract
A system and method for identifying specific locations where to attach or detach e-mail attachments based on e-mail storage locations is disclosed. The method allows to search in a mail-attachment connection table all the attachment locations that are in relation to the e-mail where the attachment is to be attached to or to be detached from and to present to a user all attachment locations that have a relevance for the attach/detach operation.
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1. A method for managing electronic mail file attachments comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request from a user to attach or detach a specified file attachment from a specified electronic mail; identifying a specified mail storage location at where to file said specified electronic mail, wherein one or more electronic mails are stored in said specified mail storage location; using the storage location for the electronic mail to determine a storage location for the specified file attachment, including searching in a mail-attachment table to determine one or more attachment storage locations linked to the specified mail storage location, wherein said mail-attachment table identifies a plurality of mail storage locations for storing electronic mails, and for each of the plurality of mail storage locations, one or more attachment storage locations for storing attachments to the electronic mails stored in said each mail storage location, said plurality of mail storage locations including said specified mail storage location;
said searching including identifying the one or more attachment storage locations identified in said table for storing attachments to electronic mails stored in said specified mail storage location; andselecting at least one attachment storage location, of the one or more attachment storage locations identified in said table for storing attachments to electronic mails stored in the specified mail storage location, for storing the specified file attachment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer readable storage media, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a computer to perform method steps for managing electronic mail file attachments, said method steps comprising:
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receiving a request from a user to attach or detach a specified file attachment from a specified electronic mail; identifying a specified mail storage location at where to file said specified electronic mail, wherein one or more electronic mails are stored in said specified mail storage location; using the storage location for the electronic mail to determine a storage location for the specified file attachment, including searching in a mail-attachment table to determine one or more attachment storage locations linked to the specified mail storage location, wherein said mail-attachment table identifies a plurality of mail storage locations for storing electronic mails, and for each of the plurality of mail storage locations, one or more attachment storage locations for storing attachments to the electronic mail stored in said each mail storage location, said plurality of mail storage locations including said specified mail storage location;
said searching including identifying the one or more attachments storage locations identified in said table for storing attachments to electronic mails stored in said specified mail storage location; andselecting at least one attachment storage location, of the one or more attachment storage locations identified in said table for storing attachments to electronic mails stored in the specified mail storage location, for storing the specified file attachment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for managing electronic mail file attachments, comprising one or more processing units configured for:
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receiving a request from a user to attach or detach a specified file attachment from a specified electronic mail; identifying a specified mail storage location at where to file said specified electronic mail, wherein one or more electronic mails are stored in said specified mail storage location; using the storage location for the electronic mail to determine a storage location for the specified file attachment, including searching in a mail-attachment connection table to determine one or more attachment storage locations linked to the specified mail storage location, wherein said mail-attachment table identifies a plurality of mail storage locations for storing electronic mails, and for each of the plurality of mail storage locations, one or more attachment storage locations for storing attachments to the electronic mails stored in said each mail storage location, said plurality of mail storage location;
said searching including identifying the one or more attachments storage locations identified in said table for storing attachments to electronic mails stored in said specified mail storage location; andselecting at least one attachment storage location, of the one or more attachment storage locations identified in said table for storing attachments to electronic mails stored in the specified mail storage location, for storing the specified file attachment. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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