WO2008151533A1

WO2008151533A1 - Mail terminal, server, system and method

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Publication number: WO2008151533A1
Application number: PCT/CN2008/070988
Authority: WO
Inventors: Wei Hu
Original assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
Priority date: 2007-06-08
Filing date: 2008-05-16
Publication date: 2008-12-18
Also published as: CN101079846A; CN100589456C

Abstract

A mail terminal, server, system and method. The mail terminal includes a mail attachment uploading module (112) used for uploading a mail attachment to a server (120); a linking address adding module (113) used for receiving the linking address generated by the server (120), wherein the linking address is used for indicating where the mail attachment is stored in the server (120), and adding the linking address into the mail text; a mail sending module (115) used for sending the mail. By using the invention, even if the size of the mail attachment exceeds the limitation of a server or the useable capacity of the mail box at receiving side, sending side can also send the mail. After received the mail, receiving side can link to the server stored the mail attachment by means of the linking address in the mail text, and download the attachment from the server. Thereby the invention solves the problem that user can not send a large mail attachment.

Description

Mail terminal, server, system and method

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of communications, and more particularly to a mail terminal, server, system and method. Background of the invention

Existing email systems have the ability to send the message body along with the email attachment, where the email attachment can be any format. The e-mail attachment sending policy used by the current mail system is a single-point upload using Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The mail system encodes the e-mail attachment and the body of the mail together to form a file for transmission. After receiving, the receiver decodes reduction.

However, due to the size of the recipient's mailbox or the size of the mail system policy, the size of the mail attachments that can be sent is generally limited, for example, within 50M, and many existing users have the requirement to send email attachments larger than 50M. Therefore, there is a problem: The existing method of sending email attachments cannot fully satisfy the user's needs, and the user cannot send large email attachments that exceed the limit. Summary of the invention

In view of this, the present invention proposes a mail terminal, a server, a system and a method for solving the problem that a user cannot send a large mail attachment.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a mail terminal, including: an email attachment uploading module, configured to upload an email attachment to a server; a link address adding module, configured to receive a link address generated by the server, where the link address is used to indicate the email Attaching the attachment location in the server, and adding the link address to the body of the mail; and the mail sending module, configured to send the mail.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a server, including: an email attachment processing module, configured to receive an email attachment uploaded by a mail sending terminal, save the email attachment, and send an email attachment to the email receiving terminal; and a link address processing module, configured to And generating, according to the saved location of the email attachment, a link address for indicating the location where the email attachment is saved, receiving a link address sent by the email receiving terminal, and searching for the email pointed to by the link address according to the link address annex.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a mail system, including: a mail sending terminal, configured to serve Uploading an email attachment; adding a link address generated by the server to the body of the mail, the link address is used to indicate a location where the email attachment is stored in the server; sending the email; and the server is configured to save the email sending terminal Uploading an email attachment; generating and transmitting to the mail sending terminal a link address indicating the location where the email attachment is saved; searching for the email attachment pointed to by the link address according to the link address sent by the mail receiving terminal; sending the email to the mail receiving terminal a mail receiving terminal, configured to receive a mail with a link address in the text, the link address is used to indicate a storage location of the attachment of the mail in the server; and link to save the mail attachment according to the link address a server; downloading the mail attachment from the server.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a mail transmission method, including: uploading an email attachment to a server; adding a link address generated by the server to the email body, the link address being used to indicate that the email attachment is in the server Save location; send the message.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a method for transmitting an email attachment, comprising:

Saving an email attachment uploaded by the mail sending terminal; generating and transmitting to the mail sending terminal a link address indicating a location where the email attachment is saved; searching for an email attachment pointed by the link address according to the link address sent by the mail receiving terminal; The receiving terminal sends an email attachment.

It can be seen from the above technical solution that, compared with the prior art, the mail terminal, the server, the system and the method proposed by the present invention can first upload the attachment in the mail to be sent to the server, and return the server to indicate the mail. The link address of the attachment save location is added to the body of the message, and the message is sent. In this way, even if the size of the attachment in the mail exceeds the limit of the server or the available capacity of the recipient's mailbox, the sender can still send the email, and after receiving the email, the recipient can link to the storage through the link address in the body of the email. Mail the attached server, and download the attachment from the server. Therefore, the present invention solves the problem that the user cannot send a large mail attachment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a mail system according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for sending a mail according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

3 is a schematic flowchart of a method for transmitting an email attachment according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

4 is a schematic flowchart of a method for receiving a mail according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a mail system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention; FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a method for sending a mail according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

7 is a schematic flowchart of a method for transmitting an email attachment according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

8 is a schematic flowchart of a method for receiving a mail according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

9 is a schematic flowchart of a method for sending a mail according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

10 is a schematic flowchart of a method for transmitting an email attachment according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

11 is a schematic flowchart of a method for receiving a mail according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a mail sending terminal according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention; FIG.

13 is a schematic flowchart of a method for sending a mail according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention;

14 is a schematic structural diagram of a mail sending terminal according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention;

15 is a schematic flowchart of a method for sending a mail according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention;

16 is a schematic structural diagram of a mail system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 17 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a method for sending and receiving mail according to an embodiment of the present invention. Mode for carrying out the invention

The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

The mail terminal, the server, the system and the method provided by the embodiment of the present invention may upload an email attachment to the server; add the link address generated by the server to the email body, and the link address is used to indicate the location of the email attachment in the server. Sending the above mail; receiving the mail with the link address in the body text, the link address is used to indicate the location where the attachment of the mail is stored in the server, and according to the link address, the server that stores the attachment of the mail is downloaded, and the server is downloaded from the server The above email attachment. Therefore, the present embodiment solves the problem that the user cannot send a large mail attachment.

The mail sending terminal, the receiving terminal, the server, the system and the method provided by the present invention are specifically described below by way of embodiments.

Embodiment 1

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a mail system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the system includes: a mail transmitting terminal 1 10, a server 120, and a mail receiving terminal 130. The mail sending terminal 110 and the mail receiving terminal 130 together form a mail terminal. The mail sending terminal 110 is configured to upload an email attachment to the server 120; the link address generated by the server 120 is added to the mail body, and the link address is used to indicate the storage location of the email attachment in the server 120; and the email is sent.

The server 120 is configured to save the email attachment uploaded by the mail sending terminal 110; generate and send a link address to the mail sending terminal 110 for indicating the location where the email attachment is saved; and according to the link address sent by the mail receiving terminal 130, look for the link address pointed to by the mailing terminal 130 The mail attachment; the mail attachment is sent to the mail receiving terminal 130.

The mail receiving terminal 130 is configured to receive a mail with a link address in the text, the link address is used to indicate a storage location of the attachment of the mail in the server 120; and link to the server 120 storing the mail attachment according to the link address; The above mail attachment is downloaded in the server 120.

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for sending a mail according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in Figure 2, the method includes:

Step 201: Upload an email attachment to the server.

Step 202: Add a link address generated by the server to the body of the mail, where the link address is used to indicate a location where the email attachment is saved in the server.

Step 203: Send the above mail.

Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a method for transmitting an email attachment according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in Figure 3, the method includes:

Step 301: Save the email attachment uploaded by the mail sending terminal.

Step 302: Generate and send a link address to the mail sending terminal for indicating the location where the mail attachment is saved.

Step 303: Search for a mail attachment pointed to by the link address according to the link address sent by the mail receiving terminal.

Step 304: Send an email attachment to the mail receiving terminal.

Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a method for receiving a mail according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in Figure 4, the method includes:

Step 401: Receive an email with a link address in the body text, where the link address is used to indicate a location where the attachment of the mail is saved in the server.

Step 402: Link to the server that saves the email attachment according to the link address. Step 403: Download the above email attachment from the server.

Applying the mail terminal, the server, the system and the method provided in the embodiment, the sender can upload the attachment in the to-be-sent mail to the server, and add the link address returned by the server to indicate the location where the email attachment is saved to the body of the email. In the mail, the recipient can receive the mail with the link address indicating the location of the mail attachment in the server, and link to the server that saves the mail attachment according to the link address, and download the mail attachment from the server. . In this way, even if the size of the attachment in the mail exceeds the limit of the server or the available capacity of the recipient's mailbox, the sender can still send the email, and after receiving the email, the recipient can link to the storage through the link address in the body of the email. Mail the attached server, and download the attachment from the server. Therefore, the present embodiment solves the problem that the user cannot transmit a large mail attachment.

Embodiment 2

The present embodiment details the specific structure of the mail transmitting terminal, the receiving terminal, and the server based on the foregoing embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a mail system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the system includes: a mail transmitting terminal 110, a server 120, and a mail receiving terminal 130.

The mail sending terminal 110 includes: an email attachment uploading module 112, a link address adding module 113, and a mail sending module 115.

The email attachment uploading module 112 is configured to upload an email attachment to the server 120.

The link address adding module 113 is configured to receive a link address generated by the server 120, and the link address is used to indicate a save location of the mail attachment in the server 120, and add the link address to the body of the mail. The link address adding module 113 includes: a link address receiving unit, a link address adding unit (the above unit is not shown in the drawing).

The link address receiving unit is configured to receive a link address generated by the server 120, and the link address is used to indicate a save location of the mail attachment in the server 120.

The link address adding unit is used to add the above link address to the body of the mail.

The mail sending module 115 is configured to send the above mail.

The server 120 includes: a mail attachment processing module 121, and a link address processing module 122.

The mail attachment processing module 121 is configured to receive the mail attachment uploaded by the mail sending terminal 110, save the mail attachment, and send the mail attachment to the mail receiving terminal 130. Email attachment processing module 121 Including: mail attachment receiving unit, mail attachment storage unit, mail attachment sending unit (the above unit is not shown in the figure).

The mail attachment receiving unit is configured to receive the mail attachment uploaded by the mail sending terminal.

The mail attachment storage unit is used to save the above mail attachment.

The mail attachment sending unit is configured to send an email attachment to the mail receiving terminal.

The link address processing module 122 is configured to generate and send a link address for indicating the location of saving the email attachment to the mail sending terminal 110 according to the save location of the email attachment, and receive the link address sent by the mail receiving terminal 130, and search according to the link address. The email attachment pointed to by the above link address. The link address processing module 122 includes: a link address generation unit, and an email attachment search unit (the above units are not shown in the figure).

The link address generating unit is configured to generate and send to the mail transmitting terminal a link address for indicating the location where the mail attachment is saved, according to the save location of the mail attachment.

The mail attachment search unit is configured to receive a link address sent by the mail receiving terminal, and search for the mail attachment pointed to by the link address according to the link address.

The mail receiving terminal 130 includes: a mail receiving module 131, a server linking module 132, and an email attachment downloading module 133.

The mail receiving module 131 is configured to receive a mail with a link address in the text, and the link address is used to indicate a storage location of the attachment of the mail in the server 120.

The server link module 132 is configured to determine a link address in the mail, and link to the server 120 that stores the mail attachment according to the link address. The method includes: a link address determining unit and a server link unit (the above unit is not shown in the figure).

The link address determining unit is for determining a link address in the above mail.

The server link unit is configured to link to the server that saves the above-mentioned mail attachment according to the above link address. The mail attachment downloading module 133 is for downloading the above mail attachment from the above server 120.

Referring to FIG. 6, FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a method for sending a mail according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 6, the method includes:

Step 601: Upload an email attachment to the server.

Step 602: Receive a link address generated by the server, where the link address is used to indicate a location where the email attachment is saved in the server. Step 603: Add the above link address to the body of the mail.

Step 604: Send the above mail.

Referring to FIG. 7, FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a method for transmitting an email attachment according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. As shown in Figure 7, the method includes:

Step 701: Receive an email attachment uploaded by the mail sending terminal.

Step 702: Save the above email attachment.

Step 703: Generate and send a link address for indicating the location where the email attachment is saved according to the save location of the email attachment.

Step 704: Receive a link address sent by the mail receiving terminal, and find an email attachment pointed to by the link address according to the link address.

Step 705: Send the above email attachment to the mail receiving terminal.

Referring to FIG. 8, FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart of a method for receiving a mail according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. As shown in Figure 8, the method includes:

Step 801: Receive an email with a link address in the body text, where the link address is used to indicate a location where the attachment of the mail is saved in the server.

Step 802: Determine a link address in the above mail.

Step 803: Link to the server that saves the email attachment according to the above link address.

Step 804: Download the above email attachment from the server.

The present embodiment details the specific structure of the mail transmitting terminal, the receiving terminal, and the server based on the foregoing embodiments. Applying the mail terminal, server, system and method provided in this embodiment, even if the size of the attachment in the mail exceeds the limit of the server or the available capacity of the recipient's mailbox, the sender can still send the mail, and the receiver receives the mail. , you can link to the server that stores the email attachment through the link address in the body of the message, and download the attachment from the server. Therefore, this embodiment solves the problem that the user cannot send a large mail attachment.

Embodiment 3

Based on the foregoing embodiment, this embodiment further proposes to use a verification link address and an extraction code instead of a simple link address to prevent users other than the recipient from downloading the email attachment.

As shown in FIG. 5, the system includes: a mail transmitting terminal 110, a server 120, and a mail receiving terminal.

130. The mail sending terminal 110 includes: an email attachment uploading module 112, a link address adding module 113, and a mail sending module 115.

The mail attachment uploading module 112 and the mail sending module 115 have the same functions as the corresponding modules in the foregoing embodiment.

The link address adding module 113 is configured to receive the verification link address and the extraction code generated by the server 120, where the verification link address and the extraction code are used to indicate the storage location of the email attachment in the server 120, and the verification link address and the extraction code are Add to the body of the message. The link address adding module 113 includes: a link address receiving unit, a link address adding unit (the above unit is not shown in the drawing).

The link address receiving unit is configured to receive the verification link address and the extraction code generated by the server 120, and the verification link address and the extraction code are used to indicate the storage location of the email attachment in the server 120.

The link address adding unit is used to add the above-mentioned verification link address and extraction code to the body of the mail.釆 In the above manner, after receiving the email with the verification link address and the extraction code in the text, the user can click on the verification link address to link to the server 120 storing the email attachment, but the user cannot download the email at this time. For the attachment, the above extraction code must be input, and the server 120 determines whether the extraction code is correct. If the extraction code is correct, the user can download the email attachment from the server 120, otherwise the user cannot download the email attachment.

Correspondingly, the server 120 includes: a mail attachment processing module 121, a link address processing module 122, and a mail forwarding module.

The mail attachment processing module 121 has the same function as the corresponding module in the foregoing embodiment.

The link address processing module 122 is configured to generate and send a verification link address and an extraction code for indicating the location of saving the email attachment to the mail sending terminal according to the storage location of the email attachment, and receive the verification link address and the extraction code sent by the email receiving terminal. According to the above verification link address and extraction code, look for the email attachment pointed to by the above link address. The link address processing module 122 includes: a link address generation unit, and an email attachment search unit.

The link address generating unit is configured to generate and send to the mail transmitting terminal a verification link address and an extraction code for indicating the location where the mail attachment is saved, according to the storage location of the email attachment.

The mail attachment searching unit is configured to receive the verification link address and the extraction code sent by the mail receiving terminal, and find the mail pointed to by the verification link address and the extraction code according to the verification link address and the extraction code. Pieces.

Correspondingly, the mail receiving terminal 130 includes: a mail receiving module 131, a server linking module 132, and an email attachment downloading module 133.

The mail receiving module 131 and the mail attachment downloading module 133 have the same functions as the corresponding modules in the foregoing embodiment.

The server link module 132 is configured to determine a verification link address and an extraction code in the mail, and link to the server 120 that stores the mail attachment according to the verification link address and the extraction code. Including: Link Address Determine module, server link unit.

The link address determining module is configured to determine the verification link address and the extraction code in the above mail.

The server link unit is for linking to the server 120 storing the above-mentioned mail attachment based on the above-described verification link address and extraction code.

Referring to FIG. 9, FIG. 9 is a schematic flowchart of a method for sending a mail according to a third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 9, the method includes:

Step 901: Upload an email attachment to the server.

Step 902: Receive a verification link address and an extraction code generated by the server, where the verification link address and the extraction code are used to indicate a storage location of the email attachment in the server.

Step 903: Add the verification link address and the extraction code to the body of the mail.

Step 904: Send the above mail.

Referring to FIG. 10, FIG. 10 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a method for transmitting an email attachment according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. As shown in Figure 10, the method includes:

Step 1001: Receive an email attachment uploaded by a mail sending terminal.

Step 1002: Save the above email attachment.

Step 1003: Generate and send a verification link address and an extraction code indicating the location where the email attachment is saved to the mail sending terminal according to the storage location of the email attachment.

Step 1004: Receive a verification link address and an extraction code sent by the mail receiving terminal, and search for the email attachment pointed to by the verification link address and the extraction code according to the verification link address and the extraction code.

Step 1005: Send the above email attachment to the mail receiving terminal.

Referring to FIG. 11, FIG. 11 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a method for receiving a mail according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 11, the method includes: Step 1101: Receive an email with a verification link address and an extraction code in the text, where the verification link address and the extraction code are used to indicate a location where the attachment of the email is saved in the server.

Step 1102: Determine a verification link address and an extraction code in the above mail.

Step 1103: Link to the server that saves the email attachment according to the verification link address and the extraction code.

Step 1104: Download the above email attachment from the server.

Of course, in practical applications, the above object can also be achieved in another way, that is, the verification link address and the extraction code are replaced by the verification link address directly containing the extraction code.釆 In the above manner, after receiving the email with the verification link address of the extraction code in the body, the user can link to the server storing the email attachment by clicking the verification link address containing the extraction code, and the server directly determines the verification link. The extraction code contained in the address is correct. If the extraction code is correct, the user can download the email attachment from the server, otherwise the user cannot download the email attachment.

Applying the mail sending terminal and method provided in this embodiment, the attachment in the mail to be sent may be uploaded to the server first, and the verification link address and the extraction code returned by the server for indicating the location of the email attachment storage or the extraction code may be extracted. The verification link address of the code is added to the body of the message, and the message is sent. In this way, even if the size of the attachment in the mail exceeds the limit of the server or the available capacity of the recipient's mailbox, the sender can still send the email, and after receiving the email, the recipient can pass the verification link address and extract in the body of the email. The code or the verification link address containing the extraction code is linked to the server storing the email attachment, and the server determines whether the extraction code is correct, and the extraction code is correct, and the user can download the email attachment from the server. Therefore, the embodiment further improves the security of the user's mail attachment on the basis of the foregoing embodiment, and prevents the user other than the recipient from downloading the mail attachment.

Embodiment 4

On the basis of the foregoing embodiment, before uploading the email attachment to the server, the size of the email attachment is further determined. When the attachment size is greater than the threshold, the email attachment is uploaded to the server in the manner of the foregoing embodiment of the present invention. When the size of the attachment is less than the threshold, the mail can be sent directly according to the conventional method, which improves the efficiency of the user to send and receive small mail attachments.

Referring to FIG. 12, FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a mail sending terminal according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 12, the device includes: an attachment size determining module 111, an email attachment uploading module 112, a link address adding module 113, and a mail sending module 115. The mail attachment uploading module 112, the link address adding module 113, and the mail sending module 115 have the same functions as the corresponding modules in the first embodiment.

The attachment size determining module 111 is configured to determine whether the size of the email attachment exceeds a preset attachment size threshold. If yes, the notification email attachment uploading module 112 uploads the email attachment to the server; otherwise, the notification email sending module 115 sends the email in the normal manner. .

Referring to FIG. 13, FIG. 13 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a method for sending a mail according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. As shown in Figure 13, the method includes:

Step 1301: Determine whether the size of the email attachment exceeds a preset attachment size threshold. If yes, execute step 1302 to upload the email attachment to the server; otherwise, directly send the email according to the conventional manner.

Step 1302: Upload the above email attachment to the server.

Step 1303: Add a link address generated by the server to the body of the mail, where the link address is used to indicate the location where the email attachment is saved in the server.

Step 1304: Send the above mail.

Applying the mail sending terminal and method provided in this embodiment, on the basis of the foregoing embodiment, before uploading the email attachment to the server, further determining whether the size of the attachment exceeds a preset threshold, and if yes, uploading the email attachment to the server ; Otherwise, send the above message as usual. Thus, when the attachment in the mail is small, the user can directly send and receive the mail in the usual manner without performing the operation of uploading the mail attachment. Therefore, the embodiment further improves the efficiency of the user to send and receive the email attachment. Embodiment 5

On the basis of the foregoing embodiment, after adding the link address to the body of the email, the method further adds how to obtain the corresponding prompt information of the email attachment to the body of the email, so that the user can apply the application more clearly and clearly. The present invention receives an email attachment.

Referring to FIG. 14, FIG. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a mail sending terminal according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 14, the device includes: an email attachment uploading module 112, a link address adding module 113, a prompt information adding module 114, and a mail sending module 115.

The mail attachment uploading module 112, the link address adding module 113, and the mail sending module 115 have the same functions as the corresponding modules in the foregoing embodiment.

The prompt information adding module 114 is configured to add corresponding prompt information of how to obtain the mail attachment to the mail body. For example, the above prompt information can be added to the above link address. The specific content can be: "Respected customer, because the attachment in this email is large, it has been saved to the following address, please click the corresponding link to extract, thank you! ".

Of course, in the actual application, the related information of the email attachment may be added to the above prompt information, for example, the summary information such as the attachment name, the attachment size, and the attachment type, etc., and may also be added to teach the user how to retrieve the stored email attachment. Help URL, etc.

Referring to FIG. 15, FIG. 15 is a schematic flowchart of a method for sending a mail according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention. As shown in Figure 15, the method includes:

Step 1501: Upload an email attachment to the server.

Step 1502: Add a link address generated by the server to the body of the mail, where the link address is used to indicate the location where the email attachment is saved in the server.

Step 1503: Add the corresponding prompt information of how to obtain the above email attachment to the body of the email. Step 1504: Send the above mail.

Based on the foregoing embodiment, after the link address is added to the body of the mail, the corresponding prompt information of how to obtain the mail attachment is further added to the body of the mail. In this way, when the user receives the email attachment, the user can link to the server storing the email attachment through the link address in the body of the email according to the instruction of the corresponding prompt information, and download the attachment from the server. Therefore, the embodiment further improves the user experience when the application of the present invention receives the email attachment, so that the user can apply the solution of the present invention more clearly and clearly to receive the email attachment.

It will be apparent that embodiments of the present invention can be applied to the process of mail transmission through various terminals. Here, the mail transmission method of the present invention is described by taking the process of mail transmission by the mail client as an example, but those skilled in the art should know that the description of the present invention by way of mail transmission by the mail client is merely exemplary. It is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention, and the present invention can also be applied to the process of mail transmission by other terminals such as the web.

Referring to FIG. 16, FIG. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of a mail system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 16, the system includes: a mail transmitting terminal 110, a server 120, and a mail receiving terminal 130.

The mail sending terminal 110 is specifically a mail sending client, and includes: an attachment size determining module 111, an email attachment uploading module 112, a link address adding module 113, a prompt information adding module 114, and a mail sending module 115. The accessory size determining module 111 is configured to determine whether the size of the email attachment exceeds a preset attachment size threshold. If yes, the notification email attachment uploading module 112 uploads the email attachment to the server 120; otherwise, the notification email sending module 115 follows the conventional manner. Send the above message.

The link address adding unit is used to add the above-mentioned verification link address and extraction code to the body of the mail. The prompt information adding module 114 is configured to add the corresponding prompt information of how to obtain the mail attachment to the mail body.

The mail sending module 115 is configured to send the above mail.

The server 120 is specifically a mail server, and includes: a mail attachment processing module 121, a link address processing module 122, and a mail forwarding module 123.

The mail attachment processing module 121 is configured to receive the mail attachment uploaded by the mail sending terminal 110, save the mail attachment, and send the mail attachment to the mail receiving terminal 130. The mail attachment processing module 121 includes: an email attachment receiving unit, a mail attachment storage unit, and an email attachment sending unit (the above units are not shown in the figure).

The mail attachment receiving unit is configured to receive the mail attachment uploaded by the mail transmitting terminal 110.

The mail attachment storage unit is used to save the above mail attachment.

The mail attachment transmitting unit is for transmitting an email attachment to the mail receiving terminal 130.

The link address processing module 122 is configured to generate and send a verification link address and an extraction code for indicating the location of saving the email attachment to the mail sending terminal 110 according to the storage location of the email attachment, and receive the verification link address and the identifier sent by the mail receiving terminal 130. The code, according to the above verification link address and extraction code, find the mail attachment pointed to by the above link address. The link address processing module 122 includes: a link address generation unit, and an email attachment search unit (the above unit is not shown in the figure). The link address generating unit is configured to generate and transmit to the mail transmitting terminal 110 a verification link address and an extraction code for indicating the storage location of the mail attachment, according to the storage location of the email attachment.

The email attachment search unit is configured to receive the verification link address and the extraction code sent by the mail receiving terminal 130, and search for the email attachment pointed to by the verification link address and the extraction code according to the verification link address and the extraction code.

The mail forwarding module 123 is configured to transmit the mail sent by the mail transmitting terminal 110 to the mail receiving terminal 130.

The mail receiving terminal 130 is specifically a mail receiving client, and includes: a mail receiving module 131, a server linking module 132, and an email attachment downloading module 133.

Referring to FIG. 17, FIG. 17 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a method for sending and receiving mail according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 17, the method includes:

Step 1701: Determine whether the size of the email attachment exceeds a preset attachment size threshold. If yes, execute step 1702 to upload the email attachment to the server; otherwise, directly send the email according to the conventional manner.

Sender User A can edit the e-mail in the mail editing interface of the mailing terminal as needed, and add attachments to the mail. The mail transmitting terminal receives the email body input by the user A and the email attachment selected by the user A.

After the mail sending terminal receives the sending mail request of the user A, the mail sending terminal determines the size of the mail attachment selected by the user A. The size threshold of the accessory may be set by the user A in the mail sending terminal in advance, or may be sent by mail. The terminal reads from the server through a specific address. If the size of the email attachment exceeds the preset attachment size threshold, step 1702 is performed; if the email attachment size does not exceed the preset attachment size threshold, the existing technology is used to directly attach the email attachment and the email. The code is sent together.

Step 1702: Upload an email attachment to the server.

After the mail sending terminal judges that the size of the mail attachment exceeds the preset attachment size threshold, uploading the mail attachment to the server, which is the mail server in this embodiment.

Step 1703: Receive a verification link address and an extraction code generated by the server, where the verification link address and the extraction code are used to indicate a storage location of the email attachment in the server.

After receiving the request for uploading an email attachment from the mail sending terminal, the server saves the email attachment uploaded by the terminal. In order to prevent other users except the recipient from downloading the email attachment, the server generates a verification link address and an extraction code for indicating the location where the email attachment is saved, based on the location where the email attachment is stored, and transmits the link address to the mail delivery terminal.

The mail sending terminal receives the verification link address and the extraction code generated by the server.

Step 1704: Add the verification link address and the extraction code to the body of the mail.

After receiving the verification link address and the extraction code returned by the server, the mail sending terminal adds the above verification link address and the extraction code to a specific location of the body of the mail, for example, to the end of the body of the mail.

Step 1705: Add the corresponding prompt information of how to obtain the above email attachment to the body of the email. The mail sending terminal may further add a corresponding prompt information for guiding the user to retrieve the stored mail attachment to the body of the mail. For example, the above prompt information may be added to the above verification link address and the extraction code. The specific content may be: "Respected customer, because the attachment in this email is large, it has been saved to the following address, please click the corresponding link. And enter the following extraction code to extract, thank you!,,.

Step 1706: Send the above mail.

In this step, the mail sending terminal sends the mail in the same manner as the prior art, that is, the server forwards the mail body including the verification link address and the extraction code and the prompt information, and the mail carries the following information: the sender's mail address and Simple Mailing Protocol (SMTP) server address, etc.

Step 1707: Receive an email with a verification link address and an extraction code in the body, and the verification link address and the extraction code are used to indicate the location where the attachment of the email is saved in the server.

The server forwards the above-mentioned mail sent by the mail transmitting terminal to the mail receiving terminal. The recipient user B downloads the mail from the server to the local area via the mail receiving terminal (POP), and the body of the mail carries the verification link address and the extraction code.

Step 1708, determining a verification link address and an extraction code in the above mail. After the user B receives the above-mentioned mail, the mail receiving terminal can determine the verification link address according to the user request, for example, after receiving the user's click on the verification link address in the body of the mail, and after receiving the extracted code input by the user, determine the extraction code. .

After receiving the above mail, the mail receiving terminal can also automatically determine the verification link address and the extraction code in the mail body according to the preset setting.

Step 1709: Link to the server that saves the email attachment according to the verification link address and the extraction code.

The mail receiving terminal links to the server storing the mail attachment based on the verification link address and the extraction code described above.

The server searches for the email attachment pointed to by the verification link address and the extraction code according to the verification link address and the extraction code, and sends the email attachment to the mail receiving terminal.

Step 1710: Download the above email attachment from the server.

The mail receiving terminal downloads the mail attachment from the server, and further performs the corresponding display or opens the mail attachment operation.

Applying the mail terminal, the server, the system and the method provided in this embodiment, before uploading the email attachment to the server, further determining whether the size of the attachment exceeds a preset threshold, and if yes, uploading the email attachment to the server; otherwise, pressing The above-mentioned mail is sent in a normal manner; after the verification link address and the extraction code are added to the body of the mail, the corresponding prompt information of how to obtain the above-mentioned mail attachment may be further added to the body of the mail. After receiving the mail, the user may click the verification link address in the body of the email and input the extraction code to download the email attachment, or pre-set the email sending terminal to automatically determine the verification link address and the extraction code in the body of the email, according to the verification link address and The extraction code is linked to the server that stores the email attachment, and the email attachment is automatically downloaded from the server. In this way, the embodiment improves the efficiency of sending and receiving email attachments by the user, and improves the user experience when the email attachment is received, so that the user can apply the solution of the present invention more clearly and clearly to receive the email attachment, and ensure the email attachment of the user. Security prevents users other than the recipient from downloading email attachments. Therefore, the user of this embodiment cannot issue a large mail attachment.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection of the present invention. Within the scope.

Claims

Claim

1. A mail terminal, comprising:

An email attachment uploading module, configured to upload an email attachment to a server;

a link address adding module, configured to receive a link address generated by the server, where the link address is used to indicate a save location of the email attachment in the server, and add the link address to the body of the email;

a mail sending module, configured to send the mail.

2. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the link address adding module comprises: a link address receiving unit, configured to receive a link address generated by a server, where the link address is used to indicate that the mail attachment is in the office The storage location in the server;

a link address adding unit, configured to add the link address to the body of the mail;

Alternatively, the link address adding module includes:

a link address receiving unit, configured to receive a verification link address and an extraction code generated by the server, where the verification link address and the extraction code are used to indicate a storage location of the email attachment in the server;

a link address adding unit, configured to add the verification link address and the extraction code to the body of the mail.

The terminal according to claim 2, further comprising:

The accessory size determining module is configured to determine whether the size of the email attachment exceeds a preset attachment size threshold, and if yes, notify the email attachment uploading module to upload the email attachment to the server; otherwise, the notification email sending module sends the email in a conventional manner. .

4. The terminal according to claim 3, further comprising:

A prompt information adding module for adding a corresponding prompt information of how to obtain an email attachment to the body of the mail.

The terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

a mail receiving module, configured to receive a mail with a link address in the text, where the link address is used to indicate a location where the attachment of the mail is saved in the server;

a server link module, configured to determine a link address in the mail, and link to a server that saves the mail attachment according to the link address;

a mail attachment downloading module, configured to download the mail attachment from the server.

The terminal according to claim 5, wherein the server link module comprises: a link address determining unit, configured to determine a link address in the mail;

a server linking unit, configured to link to a server that saves the email attachment according to the link address; or the server link module includes:

a link address determining unit, configured to determine a verification link address and an extraction code in the mail; a server linking unit, configured to link to a server that saves the mail attachment according to the verification link address and the extraction code.

7. A server, comprising:

The email attachment processing module is configured to receive an email attachment uploaded by the email sending terminal, save the email attachment, and send the email attachment to the email receiving terminal;

a link address processing module, configured to generate, according to a save location of the email attachment, a link address for indicating a location where the email attachment is saved, and a link address sent by the email receiving terminal, according to the link address, The mail attachment pointed to by the link address.

The server according to claim 7, wherein the mail attachment processing module comprises: an email attachment receiving unit configured to receive an email attachment uploaded by the mail sending terminal;

The mail attachment saving unit is configured to save the mail attachment;

The server according to claim 8, wherein the link address processing module comprises: a link address generating unit configured to generate and send to the mail sending terminal to indicate the save location according to the save location of the email attachment The link address where the email attachment is saved;

The email attachment search unit is configured to receive a link address sent by the mail receiving terminal, and search for an email attachment pointed to by the link address according to the link address;

Alternatively, the link address processing module includes:

The link address generating unit is configured to generate and send to the mail sending terminal a verification link address and an extraction code for indicating a location where the mail attachment is saved, according to the save location of the email attachment;

The email attachment searching unit is configured to receive the verification link address and the extraction code sent by the mail receiving terminal, and find the email attachment pointed to by the verification link address and the extraction code according to the verification link address and the extraction code.

The server according to claim 9, further comprising: The mail forwarding module is configured to send the mail sent by the mail sending terminal to the mail receiving terminal.

11. A mail system, comprising:

a mail sending terminal, configured to upload a mail attachment to the server; adding a link address generated by the server to the mail body, the link address is used to indicate a storage location of the mail attachment in the server; and sending the mail;

a server, configured to save an email attachment uploaded by the mail sending terminal; generate and send a link address indicating a location where the email attachment is saved to the mail sending terminal; and find a mail pointed by the link address according to the link address sent by the mail receiving terminal Attaching; sending an email attachment to the mail receiving terminal; the mail receiving terminal, configured to receive the mail with the link address in the text, the link address is used to indicate the storage location of the attachment of the mail in the server; according to the link address Linking to a server that saves the email attachment; downloading the email attachment from the server.

12. A mail transmission method, comprising:

Upload an email attachment to the server;

Adding a link address generated by the server to the body of the message, the link address being used to indicate a location where the mail attachment is saved in the server;

Send the message.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the adding the link address generated by the server to the body of the mail comprises:

Receiving a link address generated by the server, adding the link address to the body of the mail;

Alternatively, the verification link address and the extraction code generated by the server are received, and the verification link address and the extraction code are added to the body of the message.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

Determine whether the size of the email attachment exceeds the preset attachment size threshold. If yes, upload the email attachment to the server; otherwise, send the email directly in the normal way.

The method of claim 14, further comprising:

Add the corresponding prompt information of how to get the mail attachment to the body of the mail.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

Receiving a mail with a link address in the body, the link address is used to indicate a location where the attachment of the mail is saved in the server; Linking to a server that saves the email attachment according to the link address;

Downloading the mail attachment from the server.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the linking to the server that saves the email attachment according to the link address comprises:

Determining a link address in the mail, and linking to a server that saves the mail attachment according to the link address;

Alternatively, the verification link address and the extraction code in the mail are determined, and the server that saves the mail attachment is linked according to the verification link address and the extraction code.

18. A method for transmitting an email attachment, comprising:

The method according to claim 18, wherein the generating and transmitting to the mail transmitting terminal a link address for indicating a location where the mail attachment is saved; and searching for the link according to a link address sent by the mail receiving terminal The email attachments pointed to by the address include:

Generating and transmitting to the mail sending terminal a link address indicating the location where the mail attachment is saved according to the save location of the email attachment; receiving a link address sent by the mail receiving terminal, and searching for the mail pointed to by the link address according to the link address Attachment

Or generating, according to the saved location of the email attachment, a verification link address and an extraction code for indicating the location where the email attachment is saved; and receiving the verification link address and the extraction code sent by the email receiving terminal, according to the verification The link address and the extraction code are searched for the email attachment attached to the verification link address and the extraction code.