Patent ID: 9396460
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method of processing email communications in a server system, said method comprising: receiving an email communication, wherein said email communication includes a content included by a sender while composing said email communication, said email communication further including a policy specifying a duration for which said content is to be stored as a record, wherein said policy specifying said duration is received as one part which is external to and separate from said content received as another part within said email communication, wherein said duration is specified in an attachment contained in said email communication such that said attachment is said one part of said email communication and said content is said another part of said email communication; examining said policy in said email communication to determine said duration for which said content is to be stored as said record, wherein said examining examines said attachment to determine said duration; and storing said content of said email communication as said record at least for said duration in response to said determination that said policy specifies said duration in said email communication, wherein said examining is performed in response to said receiving of said email communication and prior to said storing.