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Minimizing electronic mailbox congestion

  • US 7,136,897 B1
  • Filed: 08/22/2000
  • Issued: 11/14/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of receiving and processing email comprising:

  • monitoring available space in an electronic mailbox and upon predetermined space-related parameters being met, applying compression and truncation rules to all subsequent incoming email thereafter;

    wherein said predetermined space-related parameters are related to predetermined threshold levels such that different steps of compression and truncation are applied to said all subsequent incoming email and any attachments as said predetermined threshold levels are reached;

    whereinafter a first predetermined threshold level is reached, all subsequent incoming email thereafter is compressed and stored;

    after a second predetermined threshold level is reached, all subsequent incoming e-mail thereafter is compressed and stored and any attachments are truncated; and

    after a third predetermined threshold level is reached, body contents of and any attachments on all subsequent incoming mail thereafter are truncated, and only selected data concerning said all subsequent incoming email is stored in a compressed format.

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