System and method for associating an email attachment file with a storage location
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1. A method for associating an attachment file of an email with a separate storage location, comprising the steps of:
- storing the attachment file for the email in an electronic storage location;
selecting a user interface option connected to the email to initiate linking of the stored attachment file to the email; and
connecting an access link referencing the stored attachment file to the email in order to link the attachment file in the electronic storage location to the email.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for associating an attachment file of an email with a separate storage location. The system and method can include the operation of storing the attachment file for the email in an electronic storage location. Another operation is selecting a user interface option connected to the email to initiate linking of the stored attachment file to the email. A further operation is connecting an access link referencing the stored attachment file to the email in order to link the attachment file in the electronic storage location to the email.
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1. A method for associating an attachment file of an email with a separate storage location, comprising the steps of:
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storing the attachment file for the email in an electronic storage location;
selecting a user interface option connected to the email to initiate linking of the stored attachment file to the email; and
connecting an access link referencing the stored attachment file to the email in order to link the attachment file in the electronic storage location to the email. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for associating an attachment file for an email with an access link, comprising:
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a network server having an electronic storage device;
an email application located on the network server, the email application including a plurality of emails with attachment files;
a client computer having an email client configured for accessing the plurality of emails in the email application on the network server; and
an auto-link user interface associated with the plurality of emails for the email client and configured to copy the attachment file from an email onto the electronic storage device and to create an access link from the email to the attachment file when an auto-link user interface option has been selected. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23)
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22. A system for associating an attachment file for an email with an access link, comprising:
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a network server having an electronic storage device;
an email application located on the network server, the email application including a plurality of emails with attachment files;
a client means for accessing the plurality of emails in the email application on the network server; and
an auto-link means for copying the attachment file from an email onto the electronic storage device and for creating an access link from the email to the attachment file when an auto-link user interface option has been selected in an email.
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24. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for associating an attachment file of an email with a separate storage location, the computer readable program code means in the article of manufacture comprising;
computer readable program code for storing the attachment file for the email in an electronic storage location;
computer readable program code for selecting a user interface option connected to the email to initiate linking of the stored attachment file to the email;
computer readable program code for connecting an access link referencing the stored attachment file to the email in order to link the attachment file in the electronic storage location to the email; and
computer readable program code for enabling a user to retrieve the attachment file using the embedded access link for the email.
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