Dynamic indication of email capabilities
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1. A method of email administration comprising the steps of:
- receiving in a transcoding gateway from a sender an email display capability request for a domain, wherein the capability request comprises a domain identification;
finding, in dependence upon the domain identification, at least one email display capability record for the domain, wherein the email display capability record for the domain comprises display capability attributes describing an email display capability for the domain;
sending at least one of the email display capability attributes to the sender;
receiving an email in a transcoding gateway, the email comprising an email address and at least one digital object;
determining, in dependence upon display capability attributes and the email address, whether the digital object is to be transcoded in the transcoding gateway, wherein the determining results in a determination;
forwarding the email, including the digital object, to the email address, if the determination is that the digital object is not to be transcoded in the transcoding gateway; and
if the determination is that the digital object is to be transcoded in the transcoding gateway, carrying out the further steps of;
transcoding the digital object into a transcoded digital object; and
downloading the transcoded digital object to a destination client device.
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Abstract
A method of email administration including receiving in a transcoding gateway from a sender an email display capability request for a domain, wherein the capability request comprises a domain identification, finding in dependence upon the domain identification, at least one email display capability record for the domain, wherein the email display capability record for the domain comprises display capability attributes describing an email display capability for the domain, and sending at least one of the email display capability attributes to the sender.
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1. A method of email administration comprising the steps of:
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receiving in a transcoding gateway from a sender an email display capability request for a domain, wherein the capability request comprises a domain identification; finding, in dependence upon the domain identification, at least one email display capability record for the domain, wherein the email display capability record for the domain comprises display capability attributes describing an email display capability for the domain; sending at least one of the email display capability attributes to the sender; receiving an email in a transcoding gateway, the email comprising an email address and at least one digital object; determining, in dependence upon display capability attributes and the email address, whether the digital object is to be transcoded in the transcoding gateway, wherein the determining results in a determination; forwarding the email, including the digital object, to the email address, if the determination is that the digital object is not to be transcoded in the transcoding gateway; and if the determination is that the digital object is to be transcoded in the transcoding gateway, carrying out the further steps of; transcoding the digital object into a transcoded digital object; and downloading the transcoded digital object to a destination client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system of email administration comprising:
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means for receiving in a transcoding gateway from a sender an email display capability request for a domain, wherein the email display capability request comprises a domain identification; means for finding, in dependence upon the domain identification, at least one email display capability record for the domain, wherein the email display capability record for the domain comprises display capability attributes describing an email display capability for the domain; means for sending at least one of the email display capability attributes to the sender; means for receiving an email in a transcoding gateway, the email comprising an email address and at least one digital object; means for determining, in dependence upon display capability attributes and the email address, whether the digital object is to be transcoded in the transcoding gateway, wherein the determining results in a determination; means for forwarding the email, including the digital object, to the email address, if the determination is that the digital object is not to be transcoded in the transcoding gateway; and if the determination is that the digital object is to be transcoded in the transcoding gateway, means for carrying out the further steps of; means for transcoding the digital object into a transcoded digital object; and means for downloading the transcoded digital object to a destination client device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product of email administration comprising:
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a recording medium; means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving in a transcoding gateway from a sender an email display capability request for a domain, wherein the email display capability request comprises a domain identification; means, recorded on the recording medium, for finding, in dependence upon the domain identification, at least one email display capability record for the domain, wherein the email display capability record for the domain comprises display capability attributes describing an email display capability for the domain; means, recorded on the recording medium, for sending at least one of the email display capability attributes to the sender; means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving an email in a transcoding gateway, the email comprising an email address and at least one digital object; means, recorded on the recording medium, for determining, in dependence upon display capability attributes and the email address, whether the digital object is to be transcoded in the transcoding gateway, wherein the determining results in a determination; means, recorded on the recording medium, for forwarding the email, including the digital object, to the email address, if the determination is that the digital object is not to be transcoded in the transcoding gateway; and if the determination is that the digital object is to be transcoded in the transcoding gateway, means, recorded on the recording medium, for carrying out the further steps of; transcoding the digital object into a transcoded digital object; and downloading the transcoded digital object to a destination client device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of email administration comprising the steps of:
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receiving in a transcoding gateway from a sender an email display capability request for a domain, wherein the email display capability request comprises a domain identification; finding, in dependence upon the domain identification, at least one email display capability record for the domain, wherein the email display capability record for the domain comprises display capability attributes describing an email display capability for the domain; sending at least one of the email display capability attributes to the sender; receiving an email in a transcoding gateway, the email comprising an email address and at least one digital object; determining, in dependence upon display capability attributes and the email address, whether the digital object is to be transcoded in the transcoding gateway; forwarding the email, including the digital object, to the email address, if the digital object is not to be transcoded in the transcoding gateway; and if the digital object is to be transcoded in the transcoding gateway, transcoding the digital object into a transcoded digital object and downloading the transcoded digital object to a destination client device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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