System and method for the electronic mail based management and manipulation of stored files
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1. A system for management and manipulation of stored files through electronic mail items comprising:
- a receiving portal for receiving from a sender an electronic mail item which contains a user identification, a file handle and a command specification;
a storage device containing a file corresponding to said file handle;
a rights verifier for determining whether or not the sender has privilege to access the stored file corresponding to said file handle; and
a command executor which executes said command specification on the file retrieved from said storage device when the sender is verified to have the access rights to the file.
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Abstract
A system for management and manipulation of stored files through electronic mail items including a receiving portal for receiving from a sender an electronic mail item which contains a user identification, a file handle and a command specification, a storage device containing a file corresponding to the file handle, a rights verifier for determining whether or not the sender has privilege to access the stored file corresponding to the file handle, and a command executor which executes the command specification on the file retrieved from the storage device when the sender is verified to have the access rights to the file.
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1. A system for management and manipulation of stored files through electronic mail items comprising:
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a receiving portal for receiving from a sender an electronic mail item which contains a user identification, a file handle and a command specification;
a storage device containing a file corresponding to said file handle;
a rights verifier for determining whether or not the sender has privilege to access the stored file corresponding to said file handle; and
a command executor which executes said command specification on the file retrieved from said storage device when the sender is verified to have the access rights to the file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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18. A method for the electronic mail based management and manipulation of stored files comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a sender an electronic mail item which contains an user identification, a file handle and a command specification;
determining whether or not the sender has privilege to access the stored file corresponding to the file handle;
retrieving the file from a storage device corresponding to the file handle; and
executing the command specification on the file retrieved from the storage device when the sender is determined to have access rights to the file.
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19. A computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of:
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receiving from a sender an electronic mail item which contains an user identification, a file handle and a command specification;
determining whether or not the sender has privilege to access a file stored on a storage device corresponding to the file handle;
retrieving the stored file from the storage device; and
executing the command specification on the retrieved file when the sender is determined to have the access rights to said file.
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25. A processor and memory configured to perform the steps of:
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receiving from a sender an electronic mail item which contains an user identification, a file handle, and a command specification;
determining whether or not the sender has privilege to access a file stored on a storage device corresponding to the file handle;
retrieving the stored file from the storage device; and
executing the command specification on the retrieved file when the sender is determined to have the access rights to the file.
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