METHOD OF ESTABLISHING A CONNECTION BETWEEN A REMOTE COMPUTER DEVICE AND SERVER THROUGH OFF-LINE AUTHENTICATION

摘要

A method of establishing a connection between a remote computer device and a server is provided. The method includes requesting sign-on data from a user of the computer device and authenticating the sign-on-data (50). Thereafter, a network connection component is activated upon positive authentication thereby to establish the connection with the server. A browser (56) is then activated upon a successful connection. The sign-on-data typically includes at least user identification data, and the method includes providing access to an associated mailbox linked to the user identification data prior to activating the network connection component.