System for providing automated storage of e-mail messages

摘要

A request is received from a sender to store an e-mail message (800) on a processing system of a receiver. A flag (802) indicating the e-mail message (800) is to be stored in a location other than the receiver's in box, is set in the e-mail message (800). The e-mail message (800) is then transmitted to a selected receiver. Software receiving the e-mail message (800) for the receiver reads the flag (802) indicating the contents of the e-mail message (800) is to be stored. The software then stores the contents of the e-mail message (800) in a location other than the receiver's in box. In various embodiments, the sender or the receiver of the e-mail message (800) specifies a path name (803) identifying a logical memory area to which the contents of the e-mail are to be stored.