System, method, and program for filtering emails

An email filtering method using an email filtering system executing in a computer with a processor and memory, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving in the email filtering system executing in the computer an operation performed by a user with respect to an email and detecting that a specific operation has been received;
• if the specific operation is detected, inspecting the email and a file to be attached to the email;
• and
• after the inspection is performed, performing a process in the computer according to the received operation on the email.

A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium embodying computer usable program code for email filtering, the computer program product comprising:

• computer usable program code for receiving an operation performed by a user with respect to an email;
• computer usable program code for performing, on the email, a process according to the operation received by the operation reception means;
• computer usable program code for detecting that the operation reception means has received a specific operation;
• and
• computer usable program code for, if the specific operation is detected, inspecting the email and a file to be attached to the email before the process performing means performs a process.