Electronic mail forwarding system and method

Details Electronic mail forwarding system and method Electronic mail forwarding system and method

1997-09-29

2000-10-24

Maung, Zarni

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer conferencing

Demand based messaging

709207, 709240, 709245, G06F 1500, G06F 1300

Patent

active

061381462

ABSTRACT:
A mail forwarding system is provided for use in a private network system having a server, a fixed computer and a router for connection to a public network external to the private network, all interconnected via a data connection, with the server controlling electronic mail resources addressed to a user of the fixed computer received by the private network. The mail forwarding system includes a mail forwarding program operating in the fixed computer for controlling the fixed computer to selectively (a) retrieve electronic mail addressed to the user of the fixed computer from the private network and (b) transmit the received electronic mail via the router to an assigned address in the public network accessible by a communicator remote from the private network.

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