System and method of distributing a file by email

A method of distributing a file by email comprising:

• receiving a first email in a server, wherein the first email includes a first attachment;
• creating a converted attachment from the first attachment;
• storing the first attachment on the server;
• outputting the first email to an addressee, wherein the first email includes the converted attachment;
• receiving a plurality of edits in the server to the converted attachment from the addressee;
• determining the first attachment that corresponds to the converted attachment upon receiving the plurality of edits;
• and
• applying the plurality of edits to the first attachment to create an edited, first attachment;
• forwarding the first email to a forward addressee, wherein the first email includes the converted attachment with the plurality of edits and further wherein forwarding the first email comprises:
• outputting the first email to the server;
• attaching the edited, first attachment to the forward email;
• and
• outputting the forward email to the forward addressee.

A method for processing email attachments comprising:

• receiving a first email message in a server, wherein the first email message includes a first attachment in a first attachment format;
• creating a converted attachment in a second attachment format from the first attachment, the second attachment format interpretable by a client device;
• storing the first attachment on the server;
• associating an attachment identifier with the first attachment, the attachment identifier usable to uniquely identify the first attachment;
• transmitting the first email message including the attachment identifier and the converted attachment in the second attachment format to a client;
• receiving a second email message in the server from the client addressed to one or more email recipients, the second email message including the attachment identifier identifying the first attachment;
• identifying the first attachment with the attachment identifier;
• attaching the first attachment in the first attachment format to the second email message;
• and
• transmitting the second email message to the one or more email recipients with the first attachment in the first attachment format.