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System and method for automatically forwarding email and email events via a computer network to a server computer

  • US 7,739,334 B1
  • Filed: 03/17/2000
  • Issued: 06/15/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of forwarding email, comprising:

  • downloading an email forwarding engine from a server computer to a client personal computer, the downloaded email forwarding engine including computer-readable instructions to cause the client personal computer toexamine start criteria, the start criteria being independent of email stored in an email datastore of an email server;

    determine whether the start criteria are met;

    obtain new email events from the email datastore when the start criteria are met, the new email events including transactional information indicating a status of the email stored in the email datastore of the email server;

    forward information including the new email events via a computer network to a datastore associated with the server;

    compare the start criteria stored on the client personal computer with start criteria stored on the server; and

    synchronize the start criteria stored on the client personal computer and the start criteria stored on the server when a difference is detected therebetween,wherein the transactional information includes information indicating the email as at least one of created email, forwarded email, replied to email and deleted email.

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