Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer conferencing – Demand based messaging
Reexamination Certificate
1999-09-27
2002-08-13
Dinh, Dung C. (Department: 2153)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer conferencing
Demand based messaging
C709S219000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06434602
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to an improved method and apparatus for accessing an electronic mail system via the Internet to retrieve a user's electronic mail messages (“e-mail”) and for restricting a computer user's access to a computer's hard drive.
Various well known electronic mail systems exist today. For example, an electronic mail system may be implemented on a peer-to-peer network, a client/server architecture, a mainframe computer, on a dial-up service, such as Compuserve, AOL, Microsoft MSN, etc. Various methods for retrieving e-mail stored in a user's e-mail account are also well known.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention retrieves e-mail via the Internet, allowing a user to input his e-mail address having a hostname and a password to a computer having a central processing unit, at least one data storage medium, an input device, and output device. The invention identifies an e-mail server based on the hostname and connects to the e-mail server.
The invention also prevents the computer from executing an executable data file stored on a removable data storage medium thereby reducing the risk that the system will become infected with a potential virus stored on the removable data storage medium.
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Campos Ricardo Dias
Hazan Sergio Roberto
Melo Edgar Iria
Dinh Dung C.
Edelman Bradley
Natyou Computer Communication Corporation
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