ELECTRONIC MESSAGING IN A WIDE AREA NETWORK

摘要

A method for electronic communication using wide area network (WAN) storage and signalling capabilities. The method and apparatus provides for deposit of a message in message stores in the WAN, storage of the message such that the message is uniformly accessible throughout the WAN and notifying the recipient of the message of the availability and address of the message in the message stores in the WAN so that he can access the message.