Self-cleaning and forwarding feature for electronic mailboxes
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1. In a message communication system having electronic mailboxes, a method of self-cleaning of the electronic mailboxes comprising the steps of:
- identifying that a message is tagged for expiration, said expiration tag having a data field and a time field, wherein contents of said date field and said time field are variable and settable by a message creator;
determining if said message has expired; and
acting upon said message if said message has expired;
wherein said step of acting includes selectively forwarding said message if said message has expired and said message contains a field enabling selective forwarding to a destination identified by said message.
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Abstract
In a message communication system having electronic mailboxes, a method for self-cleaning of the electronic mailboxes comprises the steps of: identifying that a message is tagged for expiration; determining if the message has expired; and acting upon the message if said message has expired.
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1. In a message communication system having electronic mailboxes, a method of self-cleaning of the electronic mailboxes comprising the steps of:
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identifying that a message is tagged for expiration, said expiration tag having a data field and a time field, wherein contents of said date field and said time field are variable and settable by a message creator; determining if said message has expired; and acting upon said message if said message has expired; wherein said step of acting includes selectively forwarding said message if said message has expired and said message contains a field enabling selective forwarding to a destination identified by said message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In a message communication system having electronic mailboxes, a method of self-cleaning of the electronic mailboxes comprising the steps of:
- tagging a message for expiration, said expiration tag having a date field and a time field, wherein contents of said date field and said time field are variable and settable by a message creator;
sending said message; receiving said message; identifying that said message is tagged for expiration; determining if said message has expired; and acting upon said message if said message has expired; wherein said step of acting includes selectively forwarding said message if said message has expired and said message contains a field enabling selective forwarding to a destination identified by said message. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
- tagging a message for expiration, said expiration tag having a date field and a time field, wherein contents of said date field and said time field are variable and settable by a message creator;
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