Group Email Management

摘要

Systems and methods for providing an enhanced managed email service are provided. According to the disclosed subject matter, the enhanced managed email service maintains a group folder for each defined email group. Rather than delivering a received email to the email folder of each member of an email group, upon receiving an email for distribution to a defined email group, the enhanced managed email service stores the email in a group folder corresponding to the email group for the entire email group. Email specifically identifying one or more recipients (in addition to group membership) is delivered to the specifically identified recipient(s). The enhanced managed email service maintains user access status with regard to the email in the group folder for each of the members of the email group. Email group members may access the email via the group folder.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for managing email directed to a defined email group by an enhanced managed email service, the method comprising:
receiving an email for distribution to recipients managed by the enhanced managed email service; determining whether the email is directed to an email group managed by the enhanced managed email service; and upon determining that the email is directed to an email group managed by the enhanced managed email service:
storing the email in a group folder common to the members of the email group such that the members of the email group that are referentially-identified have access to the received email via the group folder; andproviding an indication to the members of the email group of the received email.