Method of providing information

A method of providing information, wherein

• group information comprising a plurality of pieces of unit information is registered in advance in an information-providing server with access identification information for individually specifying and requesting such unit information for supply for perusal by a user functioning as search key information, and said access identification information comprises either one of an electronic mail address which functions as an electronic mail destination from said user and an information code which differs for each of said pieces of unit information, and an electronic mail address incorporating said information code,
• said access identification information is disclosed on a display transmission medium displaying any one of a list, an outline, and a portion of corresponding unit information, and recognition of said access identification information is promoted to a user reading said transmission information and requesting corresponding unit information, and
• when said user sends an electronic mail incorporating said information code specifying requested unit information to said information-providing server at said electronic mail address corresponding with said requested unit information, unit information corresponding with said access identification information comprising said electronic mail address and said information code is provided from said information-providing server to said user via an electronic mail reply to a source electronic mail address acquired from said electronic mail sent by said user.

An information providing system comprising:

• an information-providing server wherein group information comprising a plurality of pieces of unit information is registered in advance in said information-providing server with access identification information for individually specifying and requesting such unit information for supply for perusal by a user functioning as search key information, and moreover said access identification information comprises either one of an electronic mail address which functions as an electronic mail destination from the user and an information code which differs for each of said pieces of unit information, and an electronic mail address which incorporates said information code, and which upon receipt of an electronic mail from said user incorporating said information code specifying a requested unit information, via said electronic mail address corresponding with said requested unit information, acquires from said electronic mail an electronic mail address showing a source of said electronic mail transmission, together with said specified information code;
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• a display transmission medium for disclosing said access identification information together with a display of transmission information comprising any one of a list, an outline, and a portion of corresponding unit information, and promoting recognition of said access identification information to a user reading said transmission information and requesting corresponding unit information.

An information providing system comprising:

• an information-providing server wherein group information comprising a plurality of pieces of unit information is registered in advance in said information-providing server with access identification information for. individually specifying and requesting such unit information for supply for perusal by a user functioning as search key information, and moreover said access identification information comprises either one of an electronic mail address which functions as an electronic mail destination from the user and an information code which differs for each of said pieces of unit information, and an electronic mail address which incorporates said information code, and which upon receipt of an electronic mail from said user incorporating said information code specifying requested unit information, via said electronic mail address corresponding with said requested unit information, provides unit information corresponding with said access identification information comprising said electronic mail address and said information code to said user via an electronic mail reply to a source electronic mail address acquired from said electronic mail sent by said user;
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• a display transmission medium for disclosing said access identification information together with a display of transmission information comprising any one of a list, an outline, and a portion of corresponding unit information, and promoting recognition of said access identification information to a user reading said transmission information and requesting said unit information.