International Business Machines Corporation

Robert Leonard Tycast

Richard Lee Verburg

Michael Wilfrid Brown

Colin Victor Powell

Lester Brooks Hickerson

William Chapel Tims

A data processing system and method archive, retrieve, and store electronic messages in a communication system, such as the Internet. The data processing system and methodology convert electronic mail messages to HTML documents, or web pages to provide greater flexibility for users of the communication system. By storing electronic mail messages as web pages, each of the mail messages may become a page or a group of pages in a 'web' using the HTML format. Alternatively, only a portion of the mail messages could be converted to an alternate format. During operation of the data processing system and methodology, individual pieces of electronic mail are assigned to a corresponding URL. The mail messages are then organized into categories of web pages, that may be accessed using the full capabilities of currently available and evolving network tools, such as browsers.

Data processing system and method for archiving and accessing electronic messages

Two or more interconnected computer systems, each having a different operating system. For example, a client system may be running the OS/2 operating system and a second, server computer the AIX system. The server system that allocates display screen space for application windows running on the server system and supports window management. Further, the window management places GUI borders around the application window which allow a user to interact with the client application. The functions in these GUI borders include a menu bar, scroll bar, sizing features, pull down windows, and the like. The client application is mapped into a form which enables the application commands to be recognized by a library of functional calls associated with the server system. The server system, displays the client application in the designated window along with the server GUI. In this manner a user can interact with a client application using the server graphical user interface.

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Robert Leonard Tycast