Client/server system and mail reception/display control method

摘要

A mail reception/display control method which permits a user on a reception side to be informed the reception of an item of mail immediately upon reception of the mail even during the course of another job, and to ascertain the content of the received mail with ease upon mail reception. A mail reception detection unit included in each of the client terminals monitors the mail reception from any other client. When the mail reception has been detected, a mail attribute discrimination unit decides whether or not the received mail is to be transferred from a server to that particular client. When the mail transfer is required, a mail transfer unit transfers the mail from the server to the particular client. Subsequently, a mail reception display unit disposed at the client on the reception side presents a display to the effect that the mail has been received. Further, when the user has made a reply of confirmation to the display of the mail reception, a mail replay unit replays the received mail.