JPH03104345A - Multiple address reception mail management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To decrease the file access time even in the case of reception of plural multiple address calls by controlling a mail box file for a mail control data in the unit of users and a mail box file for a single body. CONSTITUTION:A communication processing means 11 requests for a mail delivery control means 12 a multiple address mail 31 received from other station mail system as to whether or not the mail is addressed to its own station. When the mail is addressed to its own station, the registration to a mail box is requested to a mail box control means 13. The control means 13 analyzes the mail 31 and stores plural mail control data and a single body with relation. A mail access processing means 14 requests a mail extraction addressed to a user 1 through a terminal equipment 18, the means 14 requests the readout of a mail number 1 to the mail box control means 13. The result of readout is informed to the user 1 through the mail access processing means 14.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a broadcast reception mail management system for managing broadcast mail sent and received between electronic mail systems in a mailbox file.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, broadcast reception mail in e-mail systems is
The mail control information and body part were each stored in the mailbox file for each destination recipient.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the conventional e-mail system described above, the e-mail control information and body part of broadcast e-mails received from other stations and addressed to the local station are stored in the mailbox file for each destination recipient. The disadvantage is that the area of the body file becomes wasted as the number of broadcast recipients increases, and additional file access time is required.

[Means to solve the problem]

The structure of the broadcast reception mail management method of the present invention, in the e-mail system, includes a communication processing means for controlling the transfer of mail between the other party's mail system and the local mail system, and a destination of the mail received from the communication processing means. A mail delivery control means that determines whether the mail is addressed to the local station and registers it in the mailbox if the mail is addressed to the local station, and relays the mail to another station if the email is not addressed to the local station; The control information for each destination recipient is registered in or deleted from the mailbox, the body of the email is registered in or deleted from the mailbox dedicated to the body, and the body is received in the storage area managed by the body. By being equipped with a counter for the number of recipients, the mailbox control means divides and manages the mail addressed to the plurality of recipients into one body file and control information files for the number of recipients, and the mailbox control means divides and manages the mail addressed to the plurality of recipients into one body file and control information files for the number of recipients. A mail access processing means that requests the mailbox control means to retrieve and delete mail; a mailbox file for mail control data that stores control information for each destination recipient of broadcast received mail; It is characterized in that it includes a mailbox file for mail bodies that stores the body, and a mailbox management information storage that stores information for managing mail within its own office.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the relationship of management information in the mailbox management information storage area 15 of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, there is a communication processing means 11 that sends and receives mail to and from other station mail systems, a mail delivery control means 12 that determines the destination of mail, and a mail delivery control means 12 that manages broadcast received mail and accesses mailbox files. a mailbox control means 13 for executing the mailbox control means 13; a mail access processing means 14 for requesting the mailbox control means 13 to retrieve and delete mail according to instructions from the terminal 18; A mailbox file 17 for storing mail control information, a body mailbox file 16 for storing the body of broadcast received mail, a mailbox management information storage area 15 for storing information for managing mail within the own station, and a terminal. It is composed of 18.

Referring to Figure 2, the mailbox management information storage area l
5 is Mailbox Management Table (1) 2 1 , Mailbox Management Table (2) 2 2 , ~Mailbox Management Table (X) 2x for managing mailboxes on a recipient-by-recipient basis.
and a mail management information area 21M. which is a storage area for managing received broadcast mail in mailbox units. 22M
,~2xM and mail file information 2 1F, 2 2
F, ~2xF, and mail (1l) management information area Ml-1, ~ that manages control information for broadcast received mail for each recipient.
Mail (1l) management information area Ml-A, mail (2l) management information area M2-1, ~ mail (2n) management information area M2-
n, and the body (
1) Management information B-1 to body (m) management information B-m are stored.

In addition, the mail management information includes mail numbers Ml-Nl, ~Ml-Nn, M2-Nl, for uniquely identifying the mail,
~M2-Nn and body number Ml-B for associating mail control data and body for each recipient
l, ~Ml-B・u, M2-B l , ~M 2 −
The body management information consists of body number (1) B-Nl, to body number (m) B-Nm for uniquely identifying the body, and manages the destination recipient for each broadcast email. User counter (1) B-C1, ~B-C
It consists of m.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the format in which broadcast mail received from other stations is stored in multiple mail control mailbox files and one body file, and shows the format in which broadcast mail 3l and mail within the broadcast mail are stored in multiple mail control mailbox files and one body file. Control data (1) 3 1 -C
I, mail control data (2) 3 1 -02, body 31-B and user who stores mail control data for each destination recipient (1) mailbox file 32 for mail control data, user (2) mail control Mail control data (1) stored in the data mailbox file 33 and the mail control data mailbox file
) 32-Cl, mail control data (2) 33-Cl and mail number assigned to mail control data (1) 32
-Nl, mail number (2) 33-Nl, body mailbox file 34, body 34-B stored in the body mailbox file, and body number 34-N given to the body.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to each figure.

First, the communication processing means 1l requests the mail delivery control means 12 to determine whether or not the broadcast mail 31 (FIG. 3) received from the mail system of another station is addressed to the own station. The mail delivery control means 12 clears the mail and requests the mailbox control means 13 to register it in the mailbox if the mail is addressed to its own station.

The mailbox control means 13 clears the broadcast mail 3l and sends the mail control data (1) 31-C addressed to the user (1).
I is stored in the mail control data (1) 32-Cl in the mailbox file 32 for user (1) mail control data by adding the mail number (1) 32-Nl.

Similarly, the mailbox control means 13 controls the user (
2) Mail control data (2) 31-02 addressed to user (2) Mailbox file 33 for mail control data
Mail control data (2) 33-CI in the mail number (
2) Add 33-Nl and store.

At this time, the mailbox control means l3 transfers the mail number (1) 32-Nl of the mail control data (1) to the mail management information area 21M of the mailbox management table (1) 21 of the mail (11) Mail number (1) in management information M1-1 is stored in M1-N1, and mail number (2) in mail control data (2) 33-N1
, the mail (2l) management information M2 connected to the mail management information area 22M of the mailbox management table (2) 22
Mail number (2) in -1 is stored in M2-Nl.

Further, the mailbox control means 13 stores the body 31-B in the broadcast mail by assigning a body number 34-N to the body 34-B of the body mailbox file 34. At this time, the mailbox control means 13
Pode 4 (1) Body number in management information B-1 (1) B-
Registration of Nl and User Counter (1) Register and store B-CI as two users.

In the manner described above, multiple pieces of mail control data can be associated with a single body.

Next, a control method when a user retrieves and deletes mail stored in a mailbox file will be described below.

When the mail access processing means 14 is requested to retrieve mail addressed to the user (1) through the terminal 18, the mail access processing means 14 performs a mailbox control process.
3, requests the mailbox control means 13 to read the mail with mail number (1).

The mailbox control means l3 obtains the mail number (1) M1-N1 and the body number Ml from the information of the mail (11) management information Ml-1 connected to the mail management information area 21M of the mailbox management table (1) 21. - Based on Bl, the user corresponding to the mail number (1) (1) mail control data (1) stored in the mailbox file 32 for mail control data (1) 32-CI and the mailbox file 34 for the body The stored body 34-B is read out and notified to the user (1) of the terminal 18 through the mail access processing means 14.

Similarly, the mail control data (2) 33-Cl and body 34-B addressed to the user (2) are read out through the terminal 18.

User (1) retrieves the retrieved email control data (1)
3 After confirming the 2-C I and the body 34-B, a deletion request is made from the terminal 18.

When the mailbox control means 13 receives the blocking deletion request from the mail access processing means 14, the mailbox control means 13 updates the information of the mail (11) management information Ml-1 connected to the mail management information area of the mailbox management table (1) 21. Based on the mail number (1) M 1 - N l, the mail control data (1
). At this time, mailbox control means l3
is the user counter (in body (1) management information B-1)
1) Decrease B-CI by 1.

Similarly, user (2) sends email control data (2)
) 33-CI and body 34-B, first, the mail control data (2) is deleted, and then the user counter (1) B- in the body (1) management information B-1 is deleted. C
When I is reduced by 1 and becomes O, mailbox control means 1
3 deletes the body 34-B stored in the body mailbox file 34.

As a result of the above, user (1). (2) A series of processes of registering, reading, and deleting the broadcast reception mail addressed to the recipient are performed.

Even if there is one user or three or more users, the mail number, body number, and user counter corresponding to the corresponding mail are managed in the mailbox management table, and the mailbox for mail control data for each user is managed. The same can be done by controlling the mailbox file for the file and a single body.

〔Effect of the invention〕

It manages the mail number, body number, and user counter corresponding to the corresponding mail, and also controls the mailbox file for mail control data for each user and the mailbox file for a single body in the mailbox. By doing so, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) Since there are 14 body files for storing broadcast mail, no matter how many broadcast recipients there are, the number of I/O times for writing the body file is only one, and file access time can be reduced.

(2) There is no need to prepare body files for broadcast recipients, and the file capacity can be reduced.

2l~2X...Mailbox management table, 32.
33...Mail control 7-evening mailbox file, 34...Body mailbox file.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an e-mail system, there is a communication processing means that controls the transfer of mail between the other party's mail system and the own mail system, and a mailbox that determines the destination of the mail received from the communication processing means and if the mail is addressed to the own office. A mail delivery control means that executes the process of registering mail to another station and relays the mail to another station if it is not addressed to the local station, and registers or registers control information for mail addressed to multiple recipients within the local station in the mailbox for each destination recipient. By deleting the email from the mailbox, registering the body of the email in a mailbox dedicated to the body or deleting it from the mailbox, and providing a counter for the number of recipients in the storage area that manages the body, the multiple recipients A mailbox control means that divides and manages a destination mail into one body file and control information files for the number of recipients, and requests the mailbox control means to retrieve and delete mail based on instructions from a terminal. a mailbox file for mail control data that stores control information for each recipient of broadcast received mail; a mail body mailbox file that stores the body of broadcast received mail; a mailbox management information storage for storing information for managing mails of the broadcast receiving mail management method.