Method and system for managing the exchange of files attached to electronic mails

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APP PUB NO 20050076082A1
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10638861

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Method of managing the exchange of a file from a sender (13) to a receiver (12, 15) in a data transmission network (10, 11) wherein any user amongst a plurality of users can send an electronic mail with at least an attached file to at least another user. The method comprises the following steps: the original file corresponding to the file to be sent as an attachment to the electronic mail is forwarded by the sender to a file server (14), a substitute file including at least data identifying the original file is sent by the file server back to the sender upon receiving the original file, the substitute file is attached to the electronic mail before sending this one by the sender to the receiver, and the receiver gets, at anytime, the original file from the file server by providing the file server with the parameters of the substitute file.

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AT & T CORP32 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK NY 10013-2412

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bruno, Aurelien Nice, FR 25 471
Le, Pennec Jean-Francois Nice, FR 94 2371

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