Claims
- 1. A method for initializing a project in a collaborative work environment comprising:
receiving an email message from an invitor associated with the project, said email message including an invitation to join the project; following a URL link in said email message to download collaborative workspace software from a registration server, said collaborative workspace software used for participating in the project; receiving the downloaded collaborative workspace software; registering said software by:
providing an email address to said registration server to associate with said downloaded collaborative workspace software; receiving an email message from said registration server containing a digitally signed copy of said email address; and sending said digitally signed email address back to said registration server, said digitally signed email address being signed by a self-signed certificate; and sending an acceptance of said invitation to said invitor.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein sending an acceptance to said invitor further comprises authenticating said invitor by comparing an email address in a certificate and an email address in a header associated with said invitation.
- 3. A system for initializing a project in a collaborative work environment comprising:
means for receiving an email message from an invitor associated with the project, said email message including an invitation to join the project; means for following a URL link in said email message to download collaborative workspace software from a registration server, said collaborative workspace software used for participating in the project; means for receiving the downloaded collaborative workspace software; means for registering said software, said means for registering software including:
means for providing an email address to said registration server to associate with said downloaded collaborative workspace software; means for receiving an email message from said registration server containing a digitally signed copy of said email address; and means for sending said digitally signed email address back to said registration server, said digitally signed email address being signed by a self-signed certificate; and means for sending an acceptance of said invitation to said invitor.
- 4. The system of claim 3 wherein said means for sending an acceptance to said invitor further comprises means for authenticating said invitor by comparing an email address in a certificate and an email address in a header associated with said invitation.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/447,323, filed Feb. 14, 2003, which is incorporated herein by reference. This application also claims priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 10/093,713, “Electronic Mail Application with Integrated Collaborative Space Management,” filed Mar. 11, 2002, which in turn claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/347,236, “Electronic Mail Application with Integrated Collaboration Space Management,” filed Jan. 14, 2002, both of which are incorporated herein by reference. This application is also related to the following applications, all filed herewith: “System and Method for Message Sequencing in a Collaborative Work Environment,” Attorney Docket No. 24569-010; “System and Method for Encrypting and Authenticating Messages in a Collaborative Work Environment,” Attorney Docket No. 24569-013; and “System and Method for Sending and Receiving Large Messages in a Collaborative Work Environment,” Attorney Docket No. 24569-016, each of which are also incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60447323 |
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