Claims
- 1. An e-mail retrieval system comprising:
an IMAP e-mail server employing an IMAP protocol; a thin e-mail client; and an UP server-thin e-mail client communication module enabling said thin e-mail client to retrieve e-mail from said IMAP server using said IMAP protocol.
- 2. An e-mail retrieval system according to claim 1 and wherein said IMAP server-thin e-mail client communication module comprises:
a communications conversion module which converts communications from said IMAP server into a communication protocol; a formatting module receiving data in said communication protocol and formatting said data into formatted data for said thin client; and a communication server receiving said formatted data from said formatting module and transmitting said formatting data to said thin client.
- 3. A system according to claim 1 and wherein said thin client comprises at least one of a WAP client, a WML client and an HTML client.
- 4. A system according to claim 1 and also comprising an audio browser which is operative to communicate between said thin e-mail client and said IMAP server-thin e-mail client communication module.
- 5. A system according to claim 4 and wherein said thin e-mail client comprises a telephone.
- 6. An e-mail retrieval method, comprising:
employing an IMAP protocol in an IMAP e-mail server; and enabling a thin e-mail client to retrieve e-mail from said IMAP server using said IMAP protocol.
- 7. An e-mail retrieval method according to claim 7 and wherein said enabling comprises:
converting commutations from said IMAP server into a communication protocol; receiving data and formatting said data into formatted data for said thin client; and receiving said formatted data and transmitting said formatting data to said thin client.
- 8. A method according to claim 6 and wherein said thin client comprises at least one of a WAP client, a WML client and an HTML client.
- 9. A method according to claim 6 and also comprising employing an audio browser to communicate between said thin e-mail client and said IMAP server.
- 10. A method according to claim 9 and wherein said thin e-mail client comprises a telephone.
- 11. An e-mail retrieval system, comprising:
a POP e-mail server employing a POP protocol; a thin e-mail client; and a POP server-thin e-mail client communication module enabling said thin e-mail client to retrieve e-mail from said POP server using an IMAP protocol.
- 12. An e-mail retrieval system according to claim 11 and wherein said POP server-thin e-mail client communication module comprises:
a POP to IMAP conversion module which converts communications from said POP server to IMAP; a communications conversion module which converts communications from said POP to IMAP conversion module into a communication protocol; a formatting module receiving data in said communication protocol and formatting said data into formatted data for said thin client; and a communication server receiving said formatted data from said formatting module and transmitting said formatting data to said thin client.
- 13. A system according to claim 11 and wherein said thin client comprises at least one of a WAP client, a WML client and an HTML client
- 14. A system according to claim 12 and wherein said POP to IMAP conversion module provides functionalities not provided by said POP protocol.
- 15. A system according to claim 11 and also comprising an audio browser which is operative to communicate between said thin e-mail client and said POP server-thin e-mail client communication module.
- 16. A system according to claim 15 and wherein said thin e-mail client comprises a telephone.
- 17. An e-mail retrieval method, comprising:
employing a POP protocol in a a POP e-mail server; and enabling said thin e-mail client to retrieve e-mail from said POP server using an IMAP protocol.
- 18. An e-mail retrieval method according to claim 17 and wherein said enabling comprises:
converting communications from said POP server to IMAP; converting communications from IMAP into a communication protocol; receiving data and formatting said data into formatted data for said thin client; and receiving said formatted data and transmitting said formatting data to said thin client.
- 19. A method according to claim 17 and wherein said enabling provides functionalities not provided by said POP protocol.
- 20. A method according to claim 17 and also comprising employing an audio browser to communicate between said thin e-mail client and said POP server.
- 21. An e-mail retrieval system, comprising:
an HTTP server employing an HTTP protocol; a thin e-mail client; and an HTTP server-thin e-mail client communication module enabling said thin e-mail client to retrieve e-mail from said HTTP server using an IMAP protocol.
- 22. An e-mail retrieval system according to claim 21 and therein said HTTP server-thin e-mail client communication module comprises:
an HTTP to IMAP conversion module which converts communications from said HTIP server to IMAP; a communications conversion module which converts communications from said HTTP to IMAP conversion module into a communication protocol; a formatting module receiving data in said communication protocol and formatting said data into formatted data for said thin client; and a communication server receiving said formatted data from said formatting module and transmitting said formatting data to said thin client.
- 23. A system according to claim 21 and wherein said thin client comprises at least one of a WAP client a WML client and an HTML client
- 24. A system according to claim 22 and wherein said HTTP to IMAP conversion module provides functionalities not provided by said HTTP protocol.
- 25. A system according to claim 21 and also comprising an audio browser which is operative to communicate between said thin e-mail client and said HTTP server-thin e-mail client communication module.
- 26. A system according to clam 25 and wherein said thin e-mail client comprises a telephone.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from co-pending U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/197,901 entitled lnternet Message Access Protocol (IMAP), filed Apr. 14, 2001.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60197901 |
Apr 2000 |
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