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 file attachment from an electronic mail;
identifying a mail location where to file said electronic mail;
searching in a mail-attachment connection table for all attachment locations linked to the identified mail location; and
extracting at least one attachment location among the found all attachment 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 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 file attachment from an electronic mail; identifying a mail location where to file said electronic mail; searching in a mail-attachment connection table for all attachment locations linked to the identified mail location; and extracting at least one attachment location among the found all attachment locations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. 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 file attachment from an electronic mail; identifying a mail location where to file said electronic mail; searching in a mail-attachment connection table for all attachment locations linked to the identified mail location; and extracting at least one attachment location among the found all attachment locations. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for managing electronic mail file attachments, comprising:
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one or more processing units configured for receiving a request from a user to attach or detach a file attachment from an electronic mail; identifying a mail location where to file said electronic mail; searching in a mail-attachment connection table for all attachment locations linked to the identified mail location; and extracting at least one attachment location among the found all attachment locations. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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