JPS63292745A - Electronic mail processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simultaneously send plural files without entry of detailed description at every origination of mail by providing a directory section storing mail attribute information on an envelope directory. CONSTITUTION:The envelope directory 15 having a file section 15-1 storing plural document data and a directory section 15-2 storing mail attribute information including a parameter required for the management information of the file of the plural document data, is provided to store a file to the file section 15-1 and to apply electronic mail processing. Thus, a directory is given as a parameter to transmit plural files simultaneously without troublesome operation applying the entry of detailed description at every origination of the mail and the efficient electronic mail processing is attained accurately and quickly.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an e-mail processing method, and particularly to an e-mail processing method in an integrated office system on a network system.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, the mail sending method for this type of e-mail processing includes commands that instruct e-mail processing, as well as parameters for the e-mail processing WK, such as the necessary mail target file name, destination 1 source, and user convenience such as comments. It was necessary to enter additional information to measure the

[Standard point while trying to solve the invention]

Therefore, the manual input of e-mail processing commands and the input of various parameters and additional information had to be performed at the same timing.

Therefore, it takes time to input parameters, etc. for e-mail processing, which is not necessarily efficient.

9 Analyzing normal office work, who are the parties to whom information is most frequently exchanged via e-mail?

It can be seen that it is a small number of specific offices and users. Therefore, among the parameters necessary for e-mail processing, such as destination and sender, it is necessary to repeatedly input a specific office name or a specific user name quite frequently, which does not suit the actual situation of the office.

In this way, in conventional methods, the input of commands instructing mail sending processing and the input of parameters and other additional information necessary for e-mail are not separated, so the user has to input the necessary information each time to process e-mail. I was entering information.

Therefore, the conventional method is not suitable as an e-mail processing method for an integrated office system where a plurality of different document files are frequently sent and received.

The problem was that it was difficult to operate and was not efficient.

The present invention aims to solve these problems,
Without having to enter detailed descriptions each time you send an email,
The aim is to provide an efficient e-mail method that can send multiple files at the same time.

[Means for solving problems]

The e-mail processing method of the present invention is an e-mail system configured by connecting a plurality of computers via a network, which includes: a file section for storing a plurality of document data; a file section for storing the stored plurality of document data; An envelope directory is provided that has a directory section for storing management information of files of the plurality of stored document data and mail attribute information including parameters necessary for e-mail, and after storing files in the file section, e-mail processing is performed. It is characterized by carrying out the following.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of one embodiment of the invention. This system consists of supervisor 11. A node A consisting of a personal computer 10° including a desk server 12, a document file 139, a document file 14, and an envelope directory 15
, a node B consisting of a personal computer 20 including a supervisor 21 and a mail server 22, a mailbox directory 23 and a mailbox directory 24, and a node C consisting of a personal computer 30 including a supervisor 31 and a desk server 62,
These are network systems interconnected via a local area network 100.

Node A and node C constitute a work station, and node B constitutes a server station. Although not shown, each personal computer 10, 20, and 30 is equipped with a keyboard, a mouse, and a display.

Each supervisor 1 provided in each node A, B, C
1, 21, and 31 control inter-node communication when a corresponding node exchanges files with other nodes.

In e-mail processing in an integrated office system based on this network system, document files 13, 14 created by users are moved between logically assumed desks and mailboxes and processed. The aforementioned desk server 12.32 corresponds to a desk in a general office, and processes document files using an application such as a word processor. Also, mail server 2
2 has mailbox directories 23 and 24, and performs mail processing in a general office. It should be noted that the mailbox directories 23 and 24 are for storing document files with different usage considerations.

Next, the user operating the personal computer 10
An example will be explained in which the document files 13 and 14 are e-mailed to the user ■ who is operating the personal computer 30. Note that in this device, mail sent to user I is sent to the mailbox directory 26.
In addition, mail sent to user ■ is stored in the mailbox directory 24.

User 2 of the personal computer 10 creates the envelope directory 15. The envelope directory 15 is composed of a file section 15-1 that stores its own attribute information, and a directory section 15-2 that stores document files stored in the envelope directory-5.

Destination mailbox directory 241 Sender 9 Parameters and additional information such as sending date, comment, etc. entered by user ■ are stored in the aforementioned envelope directory as attribute information.
5 is stored in the file section 15-1. Furthermore, user I
When inputting document file 1!1.14 to be emailed.

This is directory section 15-2 of envelope directory-5
is stored in This completes the procedure for creating the envelope directory-5. Note that the envelope directory 5 may be copied and stored as necessary.

Now, when the user I requests actual mail transmission, he instructs the mail transmission command and the envelope directory 5 on the display. At this time, desk server 2.
The supervisor 1゜21 and the mail server 22 create the envelope directory-5 along with the document files 13. Move to box directory 24. In this way, the transmission of the two document files 13 and 14 is completed.

Further, the user (2) operates the personal computer 30 and instructs to move the envelope directory 15 from his own mailbox directory 24 to the desk server 62. Mail server process 22 is supervisor 21.51
The envelope directory 15 and the document files 13 and 14 stored therein are sent to the personal computer 30 via.

The user ■ uses the desk server 50 to refer to the file section 15-2 of the envelope directory, confirms the sending date, comment, etc. of the sender 1, and then opens the directory section 15-2.
-1, lists the received document files and refers to the contents of one document file 13 and 14 as necessary.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, by providing the envelope directory with a directory section that stores mail attribute information including parameters such as the file name of the mail target necessary for branding the email, and making it independent from the mail sending command, the directory is used to send the mail. They can be created and stored independently of time, and can be copied as needed. When sending an email, by giving the above directory as the only parameter, you can send multiple files at the same time without having to input detailed descriptions each time you send an email, making it accurate, quick, and efficient. This has the effect of enabling flexible email processing.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. Explanation of symbols: A, B, C...node, 10, 20
．． 30...Personal computer, 11,21.
31... Supervisor, 12.32... Desk manager, 22... Mail server, 13.14... Document file, 15... Envelope directory, 15-1.
...File section, 15-2...Directory section, 25
．． 24...Mailbox directory.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In an e-mail system configured by connecting a plurality of computers via a network, it includes a file section for storing a plurality of document data, management information of the file of the plurality of stored document data, and parameters necessary for e-mail. 1. An e-mail processing method characterized in that an envelope directory having a directory section for storing tar attribute information is provided, and e-mail processing is performed after files are stored in the file section.