System and method of storage management for an electronic mail system

A method of storage management for an electronic mail system comprising:

• receiving information from a first remote connection;
• writing said information into memory as a distribution, said distribution having at least one object and at least one attribute, said objects and attributes are related as a double-linked, parent-linked list;
• storing said distribution to a storage medium as a plurality of files;
• retrieving at least one of said files from said storage medium;
• and
• delivering said distribution to at least a second remote connection.

A method of storage management for an electronic mail system comprising:

• receiving information from a first remote connection;
• writing said information into memory as a distribution having a hierarchial structure wherein said distribution comprises at least one object and at least one attribute;
• said objects and attributes are related as a double-linked, parent-linked list;
• coagulating said distribution in memory into a linear form;
• storing said distribution to a storage medium as a plurality of files;
• processing a first delivery view file;
• retrieving said distribution form said storage medium:
• and
• delivering said distribution to a second remote connection.

A computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for providing storage management for an electronic mail system on a computer system including a storage medium and memory;

• the computer readable program code in the computer usable medium comprising:
• computer readable program code providing a distribution management system for processing inbound information, said distribution management system receiving said inbound information from a first remote connection and storing said inbound information in memory as a distribution;
• said distribution comprises a plurality of body parts wherein said body parts are related as a double-linked, parent-linked list;
• and
• a computer readable program code providing a container management system for storing and retrieving said distribution from a storage medium.