| 摘要 |
<p>An electronic mail system comprises a mail transfer agent (24) which receives incoming mail and allocates the mail to a plurality of private message stores (27) where it is stored in e-mail format for access by individual recipients. The system further comprises a database (26) establishing a plurality of private attachment stores for access by individual recipients, and attachment processing means which scans incoming mail, detects attachments such as video files, and processes the attachments. An attachment is removed from the incoming item of mail and placed in the private attachment store for the recipient of the incoming mail item. In the mail message, the attachment is replaced by a link to the attachment in the private attachment store. The recipient of the mail message may access the attachment in the private attachment store by activating the link in the mail message.</p> |
