Patent ID: 6701352
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of importing information from a remote resource located on a network, comprising the steps of:(a) storing selection criteria in a memory coupled to a local processing resource and wherein said selection criteria comprises access instructions for accessing said remote resource and storing a query in a Web page on a storage device accessible to a browser; (b) requesting said information from said remote resource according to said selection criteria by submitting said Web page and said query using said browser to a Web server over said network; (c) receiving said information from said remote resource over said network and receiving an output Web page at said browser comprising said information from said remote resource; and (d) providing said information to said local processing resource in a format usable by said local processing resource and as based upon a profile stored in said memory and describing said format wherein said format corresponds to a data format available at said remote resource and further comprising the steps of: (i) writing a raw mailing list derived from said information on said storage device; (ii) formatting said raw mailing list into a formatted list according to a format of a database coupled to a mailing list manager and coupled to said local processing resource; and (iii) importing said formatted list into said database of said mailing list manager using an automatic import function of said mailing list manager.