Method and apparatus for dynamically managing electronic mail messages on a remote electronic mail messaging system
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1. A method for managing a predetermined set of email messages stored on a source email server from a remote email network, said method comprising:
- (a) receiving an email at the source email server, wherein the email is separate from the predetermined set of emails stored on the source email server, wherein said email has a destination email address in a first field, a code in a second field and an instruction in a third field, wherein said destination email address corresponds to a subscriber account on the remote email network;
(b) checking a database to determine if the destination email address has permission to implement the instruction; and
(c) applying the instruction to the predetermined set of emails if the permission is granted.
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Abstract
A system and method for receiving email instructions allowing users to remotely manage email messages on a specially adapted email server. The adapted email server comprises a registration module and database and other programming logic for verifying the user and determining the user'"'"'s instructions for managing the email on the server. The user may advantageously manage email messages using any standard email client without the need to actually log in to the server system.
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49 Claims
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1. A method for managing a predetermined set of email messages stored on a source email server from a remote email network, said method comprising:
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(a) receiving an email at the source email server, wherein the email is separate from the predetermined set of emails stored on the source email server, wherein said email has a destination email address in a first field, a code in a second field and an instruction in a third field, wherein said destination email address corresponds to a subscriber account on the remote email network; (b) checking a database to determine if the destination email address has permission to implement the instruction; and (c) applying the instruction to the predetermined set of emails if the permission is granted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for managing a predetermined set of emails previously stored on a source email server from a remote email network, said method comprising:
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(a) populating a database with subscriber email addresses corresponding to subscriber accounts authorized to remotely manage emails; (b) receiving an email at the source email server, the email not included in the predetermined set of emails previously stored on a source email server, wherein said email has a destination email address in a first field, a code in a second field and an instruction in a third field, wherein said destination email address corresponds to a subscriber account on the remote email network; (c) checking the database to determine if the destination email address has permission to implement the instruction; and (d) applying the instruction to the predetermined set of emails if the permission is granted. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for remotely retrieving a first email from a source email server to a destination email address having a standard email client application, said method comprising:
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(a) populating a database with subscriber email addresses corresponding to subscriber accounts authorized to remotely retrieve emails; (b) receiving a second email on the source server, wherein said second email has the destination address in a sender field and a code in a predetermined field; (c) checking the database to verify that the destination email address is authorized to implement the code; and (d) sending, in response to the code, the first email from the source email server to the destination email address. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method for remotely managing a first email on a source email server from an email account on a remote email server, said method comprising:
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(a) receiving a second email on the source server, wherein said second email has a code in a first predetermined field; (b) checking a database for a subscriber account corresponding to a sender field in the second email; and (c) processing the first email according to an instruction in a second predetermined field if the email account on the remote email server is authorized to implement the instruction. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A system for managing a predetermined set of emails on a source email server from a remote email network, said system comprising:
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(a) a registration database on the source server, said registration database comprising a local subscriber account on said source server and an associated destination email address on the remote email network; (b) a first module on the source email server, wherein when a first email having a code in a first field, the first email not included in the predetermined set of emails previously stored on a source email server, an instruction in a second field of the first email and a sender email address in a sender field is received on the source email server, said first module determines if the sender email address is in the database; and (c) a second module on the source server, wherein if the sender email address is in the database, the second module applies the instruction to the predetermined set of emails if the second module has authorization to implement the instruction.
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