System and method for managing files to be attached to or detached from an electronic mail
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1. A method of managing electronic mail file attachments, comprising:
- maintaining a mail-attachment connection table identifying a plurality of mail storage locations for storing electronic mails; and
for each of the plurality of mail storage locations, identifying a plurality of attachment storage locations for storing attachments to the electronic mails stored in the each mail storage location;
receiving a request from a user to attach or detach a specified file attachment from a specified electronic mail;
storing the specified electronic mail in one of said mail storage locations;
using said one of the mail storage locations to identify a location to store said specified file attachment, including associating said one of the mail storage locations with one of the attachment storage locations identified in the table for storing attachments to electronic mails stored in the one of the mail storage locations;
storing the specified file attachment in the associated attachment storage location; and
incrementing a count of a number of times said one of the mail storage locations is associated with said one of the attachment storage locations for storing attachments to the electronic mails stored in said one of the mail storage locations.
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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 of managing electronic mail file attachments, comprising:
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maintaining a mail-attachment connection table identifying a plurality of mail storage locations for storing electronic mails; and
for each of the plurality of mail storage locations, identifying a plurality of attachment storage locations for storing attachments to the electronic mails stored in the each mail storage location;receiving a request from a user to attach or detach a specified file attachment from a specified electronic mail; storing the specified electronic mail in one of said mail storage locations; using said one of the mail storage locations to identify a location to store said specified file attachment, including associating said one of the mail storage locations with one of the attachment storage locations identified in the table for storing attachments to electronic mails stored in the one of the mail storage locations; storing the specified file attachment in the associated attachment storage location; and incrementing a count of a number of times said one of the mail storage locations is associated with said one of the attachment storage locations for storing attachments to the electronic mails stored in said one of the mail storage locations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for managing electronic mail file attachments, comprising:
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one or more processing units configured for; maintaining a mail-attachment connection table identifying a plurality of mail storage locations for storing electronic mails; and
for each of the plurality of mail storage locations, identifying a plurality of attachment storage locations for storing attachments to the electronic mails stored in the each mail storage location;receiving a request from a user to attach or detach a specified file attachment from a specified electronic mail; storing the specified electronic mail in one of said mail storage locations; using said one of the mail storage locations to identify a location to store said specified file attachment, including associating said one of the mail storage locations with one of the attachment storage locations identified in the table for storing attachments to electronic mails stored in the one of the mail storage locations; storing the specified file attachment in the associated attachment storage location; and incrementing a count of a number of times said one of the mail storage locations is associated with said one of the associated storage locations for storing attachments to the electronic mails stored in said one of the mail storage locations. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable storage medium, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a computer to perform a method for managing electronic mail file attachments, said method comprising:
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maintaining a mail-attachment connection table identifying a plurality of mail storage locations for storing electronic mails; and
for each of the plurality of mail storage locations, identifying a plurality of attachment storage locations for storing attachments to the electronic mails stored in the each mail storage location;receiving a request from a user to attach or detach a specified file attachment from a specified electronic mail; storing the specified electronic mail in one of said mail storage locations; using said one of the mail storage locations to identify a location to store said specified file attachment, including associating said one of the mail storage locations with one of the attachment storage locations identified in the table for storing attachments to electronic mails stored in the one of the mail storage locations; storing the specified file attachment in the associated attachment storage location; and incrementing a count of a number of times said one of the mail storage locations is associated with said one of the attachment storage locations for storing attachments to the electronic mails stored in said one of the mail storage locations. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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