Patent ID: 7149507
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A mail server for delivering to a mobile communication terminal electronic mail addressed to said mobile communication terminal, comprising: recording means for recording an address identified by said mobile communication terminal as a recorded address; comparing means for comparing a transmission source address in an electronic mail addressed to said mobile communication terminal with said recorded address recorded by said recording means; and delivery means which, when said recorded address and said transmission source address match according to the comparison performed by said comparing means, deliver electronic mail comprising this transmission source address repeatedly to said mobile communication terminal, wherein said recording means records addresses identified by said mobile communication terminal as recorded addresses each having different redelivery intervals in accordance with instructions from said mobile communication terminal, said comparing means compares said transmission source address with said recorded addresses each having different redelivery intervals, and said delivery means delivers electronic mail comprising a transmission source address which matches said recorded address repeatedly at the redelivery interval recorded for said recorded address which matches said transmission source address in the comparison performed by said comparing means.