Method and apparatus for dissemination of rich media

A computer system comprising:

• at least one server computer;
• and,
• at least one user computer coupled to the at least one server through a network,
• wherein the at least one server computer includes at least one program stored therein, said program performing the following steps:
• sending an electronic mail message to at least one recipient, said electronic mail being linked to a graphical presentation file;
• sensing the capabilities of the at least one recipient's computer with the electronic mail message;
• and,
• supplying based on said sensed capabilities only elements of the graphical presentation file which may be viewed on the at least one recipient's computer.

A computer readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for processing by a machine, the computer program comprising:

• a first code segment for sending an electronic mail message to at least one recipient, said electronic mail being linked to a graphical presentation file;
• a second code segment for sensing the capabilities of the at least one recipient's computer with the electronic mail message;
• and,
• a third code segment for supplying based on said sensed capabilities only elements of the graphical presentation file which may be viewed on the at least one recipient's computer.

A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave encoded with computer program code for causing a processor to disseminate information comprising:

• a first code segment for sending an electronic mail message to at least one recipient, said electronic mail being linked to a graphical presentation file;
• a second code segment for sensing the capabilities of the at least one recipient's computer with the electronic mail message;
• and,
• a third code segment for supplying based on the sensed capabilities only elements of the graphical presentation file which may be viewed on the at least one recipient's computer.

A computer-implemented method for disseminating information, comprising the steps of:

• sending an electronic mail message to at least one recipient, said electronic mail being linked to a graphical presentation file;
• sensing the interests of the at least one recipient;
• and,
• altering the content of the electronic mail message based on the sensed interests of the at least one recipient.

A computer readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program for processing by a machine, the computer program comprising:

• a first code segment for sending an electronic mail message to at least one recipient, said electronic mail being linked to a graphical presentation file;
• a second code segment for sensing the interests of at least one recipient;
• and,
• a third code segment for altering the content of the electronic mail message based on the sensed interests of the at least one recipient.

A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave encoded with computer program code for causing a processor to disseminate information comprising:

• a first code segment for sending an electronic mail message to at least one recipient, said electronic mail being linked to a graphical presentation file;
• a second code segment for sensing the interests of at least one recipient;
• and,
• a third code segment for altering the content of the electronic mail message based on the sensed interests of the at least one recipient.

A computer-implemented method for disseminating information, comprising the steps of:

• (a) sending an electronic mail message to at least one recipient, said electronic mail message being associated with a graphical presentation file at a content server, said graphical presentation file including a plurality of elements;
• (b) sensing the capabilities of the at least one recipient's computer with the electronic mail message;
• and,
• supplying elements of the graphical presentation file to the recipient's computer specific to the sensed capabilities of the at least one recipient's computer, wherein a presentation of content to said user is optimized.