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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2009
Kenji Hirota, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Tomonori Sugiura, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hidekuni Ueda, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kenji Hirota, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Tomonori Sugiura, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hidekuni Ueda, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
[Object] To inspect emails without having to restrict the use of an email encryption function or the attachment of a file for which a password has been set. [Solving Means] An email client includes an operation reception unitfor receiving an operation performed by a user and a processing unitfor performing a process according to this operation on an email. The email client also includes a detection unitfor detecting that the operation reception unithas received a specific operation and an inspection unitfor, if a specific operation is detected, inspecting the email and a file to be attached to the email before the processing unitperforms a process according to the specific operation. If a password has been set for the file to be attached to the email, a password acquisition unitacquires the password. A confirmation unitinquires of a user about whether the process according to the operation received by the operation reception unitshould be performed, according to an inspection result.