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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Anthony H. Phillips, Southampton, GB;
Anthony H. Phillips, Southampton, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention discloses a method for mounting email addresses in a file system by creating email virtual folders. The email virtual folders are created through the use of shell extensions in an operating system, and an email address is associated with the email virtual folder. The email virtual folders are utilized by adding one or more files to the email virtual folder. When the files are added to the email virtual folder, the files are sent to the email address(es) associated with the virtual folder. References to the files are stored and viewable in the virtual folder after the email is sent to allow additional file system commands to act upon the files added therein. The email virtual folder may be created and accessed through a graphical user interface or a command line interface.