Patent ID: 6687741
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
A method for sending a file opened in a desktop application program from a sender to a recipient comprising:within the desktop application program, receiving an indication that the file is to be sent from the sender to the recipient; in response to the indication that the file is to be sent, determining whether the file has been saved to a shared disk location; in response to a determination that the file has been saved to the shared disk location, checking a registry in order to determine that the sender has previously indicated a send preference for sending shared files; and in response to a determination that the send preference indicates that shared files are to be sent as attachments: launching an e-mail application program, instructing the e-mail application program to create an e-mail note, attaching a copy of the file to the e-mail note, inserting a link to the shared disk location in a body of the e-mail note, and instructing the e-mail application program to send the e-mail note to the recipient.