ELECTRONIC MAIL FORWARDING SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

A mail forwarding system is provided for use in a private network system (12) having a server (16), a fixed computer (20) and a router (18) for connection to a public network (14) external to the private network, all interconnected via a data connection, with the server controlling electronic mail resources addressed to a user of the fixed computer received by the private network. The mail forwarding system includes a mail forwarding program (32) operating in the fixed computer for controlling the fixed computer to selectively (a) retrieve electronic mail addressed to the user of the fixed computer from the private network (12) and (b) transmit the received electronic mail via the router to an assigned address (28) in the public network accessible by a communicator (30) remote from the private network.