KR20020000035A - An e-mail service system and a service method using a network - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An E-mail service system and a method using a network are provided to separately not only process a system management for an E-main transmission and receipt and a general management for users using the E-mail, but also prevent the domain misusage due to virtual naming in a mail hosting. CONSTITUTION: The mail group management for at least one user and the E-mail transmission/receipt between the users can be performed by an E-mail service server(400). The information related to the users accessing to the E-mail service server(400) are stored in a database server(500). A mail server(600) supports an SMTP(simple mail transfer protocol)(610) and a POP3(post office protocol version 3)(620) used in the E-mail transmission/receipt so as to communicate the E-mails between the users.

Description

E-mail service system and service method using network {AN E-MAIL SERVICE SYSTEM AND A SERVICE METHOD USING A NETWORK}

The present invention relates to an e-mail service system and a service method using a network, and in particular, an e-mail service system for managing a system that enables e-mail transmission and reception through the Internet and a management of an e-mail user. And a service method.

Recently, with the rapid development of information and communication, the direction of people's social life has changed greatly. One of them is an information transmission method using electronic mail (E-Mail). In particular, the rapid growth of the Internet has made it possible to send e-mail to any computer user in the world connected to the Internet.

In general, in the process of sending an e-mail through the Internet, an e-mail sender first creates an e-mail and sends the e-mail to an e-mail address of a recipient to receive the e-mail on the Internet. The contents of e-mails were document-oriented in the early days, but with the recent proliferation of multimedia, various types of data such as voice and images can be included.

On the other hand, the e-mail address is configured in the form of "user account @ machine domain name", and the machine domain name is a name given only to a machine (computer) connected to the Internet, and a user account (User ID) is An identifier opened to a user who uses a machine and can have several different user accounts on a machine. In general, one such machine is called a mail server.

The following briefly describes a conventional e-mail service system and method.

1 is a view showing a conventional e-mail service concept.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the related art, a system administrator handles all tasks such as managing a hardware mail server, adding and deleting domains, and adding and deleting users who have a personal account physically connected to the mail server. In a big sense, the network adopted a centralized decentralization policy to reduce costs through the sharing of resources of the organization, but as a result, the cost increased due to the inefficiency of management.

The user and domain policy of a conventional e-mail system is that multiple domains are set in one system, but each user can arbitrarily take these domains. In addition, a mail system administrator, a super user, manages the domains and users collectively. In other words, mail system users and user management were operated separately. In the case of a service operated by a virtual mail method by an existing hosting company called mail hosting, multiple domain services are possible with a single mail system. There are the following problems.

1. Security problem: Conventional mail hosting is serviced through virtual naming on the same hardware. That is, it does not support the distinction between user 1 @ domain 1 and user 1 @ domain 2. Thus, if a user of user 1 @ domain 1 knowingly uses user 1 @ domain 2, a security problem occurs in the authentication part of the e-mail on the Internet.

2. Scalability Issues: Conventional mail systems allow a Unix user to communicate with each other. A single mail system cannot have the same ID. For example, if a user in domain 1 already uses the user ID user ID, user 1 can no longer be used in an organization served by domain 2 domain. IDs, such as WEBMASTER, should be used in most domains and do not support this problem. To solve this problem, webmaster @ domain 1 is changed to user 1 @ domain 1 and webmaster @ doamain 2 using a technique called virtual mail. Is solved virtually by mapping in the same way as user 2 @ domain 2.

3. Inefficiency of management: Mail server management is divided into system management and user management. System management is maintenance and repair of line, hardware and software necessary for mail service, and user management is adding or deleting mail users. . In the past, such system management and user management were collectively processed.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention to solve the above problems is to provide a system management for sending and receiving e-mail and management of the general user using the e-mail separately.

It also has another purpose to prevent domain theft from virtual naming in mail hosting.

In addition, there is another purpose to solve the ID expansion of ordinary users.

1 is a view showing a conventional e-mail service concept.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic mail service system using a network according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 shows an e-mail manager subscription web page.

4 is a diagram showing a group setting web page of an e-mail manager.

Fig. 5 shows a mail user adding web page of an e-mail manager.

Fig. 6 shows a user management web page of an e-mail manager.

Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an e-mail using web page of a user who uses e-mail.

8 is a flowchart illustrating an e-mail service method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

E-mail service system using a network according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object,

An electronic mail service system in which a user terminal requests a physical connection through a network by one or more users, accepts an access request for the user, and allows the users to send and receive e-mails between users.

An e-mail service server for serving mail group management for one or more of the users and for performing e-mail transmission and reception between the users;

A database server storing information of the user physically connected to the e-mail service server;

A mail server that supports a communication protocol used to send and receive the e-mail so that the e-mail can be transmitted and received between the users.

It includes.

E-mail service method using a network according to another feature of the present invention,

When a user terminal requests a physical connection through a network by one or more users, an electronic service using an e-mail service system that accepts an access request for the user and allows the users to send and receive e-mail between users. As a mail service method,

A first step of granting at least one user an ID for managing the user's e-mail;

A second step of managing the user's e-mail through the ID with the authority of the master user who can manage the e-mail;

It includes.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic mail service system using a network according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, an e-mail service system using a network according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a mail manager system including a mail manager computer (not shown) of a mail manager (master) who wants to receive an e-mail service. 100 and a general user system 200, including a general user computer, are physically connected to the Internet 300, and serve an e-mail service server 400 for each user or mail administrator to manage e-mail. ); A database server 500 for storing information of a user connected to the e-mail service server 400; Simple Mail Trasfer Protocol (SMTP) 610, a TCP / IP protocol used to send and receive e-mail, and POP3 (POP3: Post Office Protocol version 3), a standard protocol for receiving e-mail (620). It includes a mail server 600 that supports).

The e-mail service server 400 includes a web page analysis processing module 410 for analyzing and processing one or more web page selection information displayed on a user's web browser and information on a user's selection item in the web page; A database interworking module 420 for calling information stored in the database server 500 in association with a corresponding module requesting information according to a user's information request; Provider management desk 431 which manages an e-mail service server through a web page, a master desk of a mail administrator who manages mails of lower end users via e-mail 432, and e-mail transmission and reception of other users A desk processing module 430 for supporting information processing of each desk, including a general user desk 433 that enables information management; A domain processing module 440 for processing domain registration and domain assignment of a general user or a master user and multinational language ID registration support including Korean; It includes a community support module 450 for supporting the cyber community creation and community activities between the general user.

Each module of the e-mail service server 400 may be a device that performs independent functions, and the general user system 200 that may access the e-mail service server 400 through the Internet 300 may be a conversion device. An Internet phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or the like, which can be connected to the Internet 300 wirelessly through, may be included, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The database server 500 includes: a general user database 510 which stores detailed information of a general user using e-mail, registration ID and password information of the general user; And a master database 520 for storing mail user settings and mail management history information set by a master user as an administrator for managing mail.

Each database of the database server 500 may be a storage medium for storing corresponding information, and may be a single database in which each database is integrated into one, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Fig. 3 shows an e-mail manager subscription web page.

As shown in FIG. 3, the e-mail manager subscription web page 400-1 includes a domain information input area that a user wants to register; It includes a customer information input area. General users enter domain, company information and administrator information. When the registration is completed, a unique ID and password are given, which is necessary to manage a user area of the mail server 600.

4 is a diagram showing a group setting web page of an e-mail manager.

As shown in FIG. 4, the group setting web page 400-2 of the e-mail manager sets a group according to the work organization of the e-mail manager.

Fig. 5 shows a mail user adding web page of an e-mail manager.

As shown in FIG. 5, the mail user add web page 400-3 of the e-mail manager may add a mail user by inputting an ID, a department name, and a user real name to set an initial password. At this time, the added user can modify the user's profile at the time of initial login and set it to be available.

Fig. 6 shows a user management web page of an e-mail manager.

As shown in FIG. 6, the user management web page 400-4 of the e-mail administrator can change the group password, set up and delete virtual mails, and the like to allow the mail administrator (master) to manage the mail user. Allows you to perform a function. ID can be used in Korean when setting virtual mail.

Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an e-mail using web page of a user who uses e-mail.

Each user performs an operation related to an e-mail such as transmission and reception of an e-mail and environment setting by clicking an area performing a corresponding function in the e-mail using web page 400-5.

Hereinafter, an operation of an e-mail service system using a network according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

8 is a flowchart illustrating an e-mail service method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, when the general user executes a web browser (not shown) of the general user computer 200, the general user computer 200 is physically connected to the Internet 300. FIG. When the general user inputs a domain name (Domain name) for accessing the e-mail service server 400 on a web browser (S110), the web page analysis processing module 410 of the e-mail service server 400. Receives the user ID and password information. The web page analysis processing module 410 calls and compares and analyzes information of the general user stored in the general user database 510 through the database interworking module 420, and then determines whether the user is a member (S120). The mail service server 400 may be a web server, or may further include a CGI (Common Gateway Interface) for calling information stored in the database server 500 according to an information request of the e-mail service server 400. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

In the member determination step (S120), if not a registered member, the member registration web page 410-1 as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the web browser of the general user computer 200. The general user records the user information in the registration web page 400-1 displayed on the web browser, and the detailed information recorded by the user is received by the web page analysis processing module 410 and sent to the general user database 510. Stored. At this time, the general user inputs domain, company information, and administrator information.

The web page analysis processing module 410 assigns an ID for managing e-mails of other lower general users as a role of a mail administrator (hereinafter, referred to as a master) to general users who subscribe as members. The general user can receive the ID on the web browser and manage the e-mail as the master. The master can access the mail manager screen using the ID and password used to register.

The master sets the group environment according to the work organization of the company or the organization to which the master belongs to the e-mail environment currently used by the master in the group management web page 400-2 as shown in FIG. In addition, new mail user additions are set in the mail user addition web page 400-3 as shown in FIG. Each mail user may be given an ID of a Korean, English, and numeric combination (S170). In an embodiment of the present invention, the identity of the general user is given by ID + FQDN (Full Qualified Domain Name) to give uniqueness, so that user 1 of domain 1 cannot use domain theft such as user 1 @ domain 2. In addition, it is possible to move away from the virtual domain configuration and use domain 2's user policy without being restricted by the user ID of domain 1 without using the webmaster ID. In addition, an arbitrary virtual mail address is assigned to a specific group, and individual-to-group mail transmission and reception are possible only with a group ID that is automatically broadcast to group members for mail transmitted to this address. For example, if a user of user 1 @ domain 1 sends mail to marketing @ domain 1, the mail is sent to all employees in the marketing department if there is no problem with permissions. At this time, in the conventional personal-to-group mail transmission method, the transmission speed is slow by sequentially identifying the domain addresses of the members of the corresponding group by the mailing list and using the queue, but in the embodiment of the present invention, In the case of (local) mail transmission, the group mail transmission speed was improved by directly copying data to the user's mail folder without going through SMTP and simultaneously transmitting the data to the members of the group.

The web page analysis processing module 410 receives the user information change input by the master and transmits the changed user information to the database interworking module 420, and the database interworking module 420 transmits the received user information change information to the master database 520. Separate and store in (S180). The master database 520 may be included in the general user database 510, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The desk processing module 430 performs mail management of the master according to mail transmission and reception between each general user. That is, the master can perform mail management of the lower end user on the mail user management web page 400-4 as shown in FIG. ), A virtual mail setting ("V") button of each mail user group, and a delete ("D") button of each mail user group can be managed.

In association with the mail management of the master user, mail is transmitted and received between the general users, and the e-mail transmission and reception is processed through the mail server 600 (S180). In the member determination step (S120), if the general user is a registered member, the authentication process is performed (S210), and the process proceeds to step (S190) of performing e-mail management with the authority of the master user. As described above.

The embodiment of the present invention is only one embodiment, and many variations and modifications may be made to the configuration of components and web pages without departing from the gist of the present invention.

As described above, the e-mail service system and service method using the network of the present invention separates the management of the system for sending and receiving e-mail and the management of the general user who uses the e-mail, so that corporate members are independent of hardware and software. Can be managed freely, and you can have your own identity policy. In addition, it is possible to perform the transmission and reception of mail between individuals to the group by moving away from the existing personal-to-person mail transmission and reception method.

In addition, by constructing the user's name by mixing the ID and the FQDN, the uniqueness of the user name can be provided to prevent domain theft due to virtual naming in mail hosting. In addition, it can solve ID expansion of general users.

In addition, by supporting the Hangul ID and multilingual language ID, users can easily use the ID through Hangul.

Claims (9)

In an e-mail service system, when a user terminal requests a physical connection through a network by at least one user, the user terminal receives an access request for the user, and enables the users to send and receive e-mails between users. An e-mail service server for serving mail group management for one or more of the users and for performing e-mail transmission and reception between the users; A database server storing information of the user physically connected to the e-mail service server; A mail server that supports a communication protocol used to send and receive the e-mail so that the e-mail can be transmitted and received between the users. E-mail service system using a network comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the email service server A cyber document analysis processing module for analyzing and processing one or more cyber document selection information displayed on the cyber document of the user terminal and information on the user's selection item in the cyber document; A desk processing module for transmitting and receiving the cyber document and managing the e-mail; A domain processing module for processing domain registration and domain assignment of the user or a master user who manages one or more user mails, and multinational language ID registration support including Korean; A community support module for supporting cyber community creation and community activities between the users; In response to the user's request for information, the database interlocking module calling the information stored in the database server in association with each module requesting the information. E-mail service system using a network comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the database server A user database for storing detailed information of the user using an e-mail and a registration ID and password information of the user; Master database for storing e-mail user setting and mail management history information set by the master user who manages e-mail E-mail service system using a network comprising a. The desk management module of claim 2, wherein A provider management desk managing the e-mail service server through the cyber document; A master desk of a mail administrator who manages mail of subordinate users through e-mail; User desk for sending and receiving the user's e-mail and other information management E-mail service system using a network further comprising. When a user terminal requests a physical connection through a network by one or more users, an electronic service using an e-mail service system that accepts an access request for the user and allows the users to send and receive e-mail between users. In the mail service method, A first step of granting at least one user an ID for managing the user's e-mail; A second step of managing the user's e-mail through the ID with the authority of the master user who can manage the e-mail; E-mail service method using a network comprising a. The method of claim 5, wherein the first step And receiving input from the user of the domain to be used by the user, information of an organization that the user can manage e-mail with the authority of the master user, and personal information of the user. The method of claim 5, wherein the second step Processing authentication of the master user through the ID, and causing the master user to set up a distribution group suitable for the organization; Adding a mail user to belong to the set distribution group so as to send and receive e-mails; A third step of managing the e-mail by adding the mail user, changing the group and password of the mail user currently using e-mail, setting up virtual mail, and deleting the mail user. E-mail service method using a network comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein the third step is The email service method using the network, characterized in that within the organization to enable the use of the Hangul ID of the mail user, and communication between the users using the same domain using the ID without a domain. The method of claim 7, wherein the third step is E-mail service method using a network to enable the use of a multi-language ID of the mail user, and communication between the users using the same domain using the ID without a domain.