Global Patent Index - EP 1208477 A1

EP 1208477 A1 20020529 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DELEGATING ADMINISTRATIVE CAPABILITIES TO DOMAINS SERVED BY MAIL PROVIDERS

Title (en)

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DELEGATING ADMINISTRATIVE CAPABILITIES TO DOMAINS SERVED BY MAIL PROVIDERS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG UM ADMINISTRATIVE FÄHIGKEITEN ZU DELEGIEREN ZU DOMÄNEN DIE DURCH POSTLIEFERANTEN BEDIENT WERDEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDES ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT DE DELEGUER DES FONCTIONS ADMINISTRATIVES A DES DOMAINES SERVIS PAR DES FOURNISSEURS DE MESSAGERIE

Publication

EP 1208477 A1 20020529 (EN)

Application

EP 01918415 A 20010306

Priority

  • US 0107298 W 20010306
  • US 51994800 A 20000307

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0167305A1] Broadly speaking, an Internet standards-based messaging system (600) having a mail server (602) capable of offering email services to multiple organizations (604) each of which having their own virtual domain. In addition, the messaging system (600) is capable of providing administrative capabilities that can be exercised locally be organizations that are served by the mail server (602). Advantageously, a remote user located in an organization served by the mail server can access the directory services to perform a variety of administrative tasks remotely. Furthermore, administrative tasks such as adding and deleting users can be done automatically by a local administrator without requiring specific knowledge about the implementation details of the mail server and directory services.

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/30

IPC 8 full level

H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04L 61/4555 (2022.05); H04L 51/48 (2022.05)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0167305 A1 20010913; AU 4549501 A 20010917; EP 1208477 A1 20020529; EP 1208477 A4 20060419

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0107298 W 20010306; AU 4549501 A 20010306; EP 01918415 A 20010306