Mail attachment automatic previewing method and system based on IMAP protocol

An email and attachment technology, applied in the field of automatic preview of email attachments based on the IMAP protocol, can solve the problems of unfavorable attachment content preview, software client without built-in browser function, large network traffic and buffering time, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2014-01-15
LUNKR TECH GUANGZHOU CO LTD
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However, for users who use software clients, their software clients may be installed on terminals such as mobile phones or multimedia TVs, and their software clients may not have a built-in browser function due to functional limitations; moreover, for attachments with large file sizes, such as Video files, etc., even if they are decoded into a format that can be played directly by html browsers, will require large network traffic and buffering time, which is not conducive to software client users' timely preview of attachment content

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[0054] In order to make the object, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0055] combine figure 1 , a flowchart of a method for automatically previewing mail attachments based on the IMAP protocol provided in the first embodiment of the present invention, the method comprising:

[0056] S1. The mail client communicates with the mail server through the IMAP protocol, obtains the authorization to access the corresponding mail account, and sends an instruction to obtain the content of the mail;

[0057] S2. The mail server detects the email account requested by the mail client, and obtains mailbox folder attributes, email attributes, email body content, and email attachment content;

[0058] S3. The mail client sends a request to obtain a certain mail to the mail server through the IMAP protocol;

[0059] S4. The mail server converts the...

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The embodiment of the invention discloses a mail attachment automatic previewing method. Content of a mail attachment is decoded by a mail server, converted into a picture format, inserted into an original mail again, sent to a client terminal and presented to a user. The embodiment of the invention further discloses a mail attachment automatic previewing system. According to the mail attachment automatic previewing method and system, the user can preview the content of the attachment without downloading the attachment and can completely get rid of limitation of a browser, and the mail attachment automatic previewing method and system are suitable for meeting the requirements for receiving, sending and previewing mails of various mobile terminals.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of communication technology, in particular to an IMAP protocol-based automatic preview method and system for mail attachments. Background technique [0002] Existing e-mails are sent and received mainly through software clients and web browsers, and the latter is easy to operate because users only need to log in to the homepage of the mail service provider through a commonly used web browser to send and receive e-mails. Rapidly developed into the mail sending and receiving method with the largest number of users. In the field of business e-mail, due to the requirement of real-time performance and multi-terminal compatibility, software clients are still the mainstream for sending and receiving e-mails, and the most commonly used protocol for sending and receiving e-mails for software clients is the IMAP protocol. [0003] IMAP (Internet Mail Access Protocol, Interactive Mail Access Protocol) is a mail acquisition prot...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04L12/58
CPCH04L51/08
Inventor 陈颖棠江中文
Owner LUNKR TECH GUANGZHOU CO LTD
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