Method and system for multiple-party, electronic mail receipts
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsCarl Phillip Gusler, Rick Allen Hamilton, II, Harry Schatz, James Wesley Seaman
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Abstract
An example of a solution provided here comprises: receiving a message from a sender; providing the message to a recipient; and in response to a request from the sender, automatically transmitting multiple-party receipt notifications to a number of persons. Thus a number of persons may be notified that the recipient has been provided with the content of the message. In some cases, such a solution may comprise providing limits for the multiple-party receipt notifications.
Claims23
A method for providing electronic mail (e-mail) services, said method comprising:
- receiving from a sender a request for multiple-party receipt notifications, for an e-mail message;
- in response to said request, creating at least one tag for said message, indicating that a plurality of persons are to automatically receive said multiple-party receipt notifications;
- and
- sending said message with said tag.
A method for providing e-mail services, said method comprising:
- receiving a message from a sender;
- providing said message to a recipient;
- and
- in response to a request from said sender, automatically transmitting multiple-party receipt notifications to a plurality of persons;
- whereby said plurality of persons may be notified that said recipient has been provided with the content of said message.
A system for providing e-mail services, said system comprising:
- means for receiving from a sender a request for multiple-party receipt notifications, for an e-mail message;
- means responsive to said request, for creating at least one tag for said message indicating that said plurality of persons are to automatically receive said multiple-party receipt notifications;
- means for providing said message to a recipient;
- means responsive to said tag, for automatically transmitting said multiple-party receipt notifications to said plurality of persons;
- and
- means for providing limits for said multiple-party receipt notifications.
A computer-usable medium having computer-executable instructions for providing e-mail services, said computer-usable medium comprising:
- means for receiving a request from a sender, specifying a plurality of persons to receive multiple-party receipt notifications of an e-mail message;
- means responsive to said request, for creating at least one tag for said message indicating that said plurality of persons are to automatically receive said multiple-party receipt notifications;
- means for providing said message to a recipient;
- means responsive to said tag, for automatically transmitting said multiple-party receipt notifications to said plurality of persons;
- and
- means for providing limits for said multiple-party receipt notifications.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.