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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2008
Khanh V. Ngo, Tucson, AZ (US);
Shannon H. Chang, Vail, AZ (US);
Jose G. Miranda Gavillan, Tucson, AZ (US);
Angqin Bai, Tucson, AZ (US);
Khanh V. Ngo, Tucson, AZ (US);
Shannon H. Chang, Vail, AZ (US);
Jose G. Miranda Gavillan, Tucson, AZ (US);
Angqin Bai, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Removing attachments from sent e-mails, including: providing a selectable e-mail setting to delete attachments from copies of e-mails saved in a sent folder on an e-mail server, such that a user is provided with choices as to when attachments are to be deleted; the e-mail user selecting whether attachments are automatically deleted prior to saving sent e-mails or selecting a specific amount of time before the attachments are automatically deleted; the e-mail user composing an e-mail and attaching at least one attachment to the e-mail; sending the e-mail with the at least one attachment to at least one other user; saving a copy of the e-mail in the sent folder either (a) without saving any of the at least one attachment, or (b) with the at least one attachment, and then deleting the at least one attachment after the specific amount of time.