Method for tagging and tracking non-hypertext markup language based e-mail
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1. A computer implemented method for tagging and tracking non-hypertext markup language based e-mail, the computer implemented method comprising:
- converting an e-mail from a non-hypertext markup language format to an encoded format;
identifying an item in the e-mail;
adding a tag to the item in the e-mail; and
converting the e-mail from the encoded format back to the non-hypertext markup language format.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for tagging and tracking non-hypertext markup language based e-mail. An e-mail is converted from a non-hypertext markup language format to an encoded format. An item is identified in the e-mail. A tag is added to the item in the e-mail. The e-mail is converted from the encoded format back to the non-hypertext markup language format.
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1. A computer implemented method for tagging and tracking non-hypertext markup language based e-mail, the computer implemented method comprising:
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converting an e-mail from a non-hypertext markup language format to an encoded format;
identifying an item in the e-mail;
adding a tag to the item in the e-mail; and
converting the e-mail from the encoded format back to the non-hypertext markup language format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A data processing system for tagging and tracking non-hypertext markup language based e-mail, the data processing system comprising:
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a bus, a storage device connected to the bus, wherein the storage devicecontains computer usable code;
a communications unit connected to the bus; and
a processing unit connected to the bus, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable code to receive an e-mail containing an item, convert the e-mail from a non-hypertext markup language format to an encoded format, identify the item in the e-mail, add a tag to the item in the e-mail, and convert the e-mail from the encoded format back to the non-hypertext markup language format. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product for tagging and tracking non-hypertext markup language based e-mail, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer usable code embodied therein;
computer usable program code configured to convert an e-mail from a non-hypertext markup language format to an encoded format;
computer usable program code configured to identify an item in the e-mail;
computer usable program code configured to add a tag to the item in the e-mail; and
computer usable program code configured to convert the e-mail from the encoded format back to the non-hypertext markup language format. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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