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Electronic mail system with advertising

  • US 6,014,502 A
  • Filed: 10/10/1997
  • Issued: 01/11/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/19/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for receiving electronic mail from a remote system having a plurality of electronic mail servers, the method comprising the steps of:

  • storing on a storage device at a local computer an identification code identifying one of the plurality of electronic mail servers located at the remote system;

    establishing a communications link with the remote system;

    transmitting to the remote system the identification code;

    at the remote system, switching the local computer to the one of the plurality of electronic mail servers identified by the identification code;

    retrieving electronic mail and an advertisement from said one of the plurality of electronic mail servers; and

    outputting the advertisement at the local computer.

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