Patent ID: 7983658
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for handling email requests received from a terminal, for sending email from and receiving email by the terminal, the system comprising: at least one email proxy and a database, the email proxy being configured to communicate with the database, the database comprising user-specific email communication configuration settings for sending and receiving email to and from an email server on behalf of the terminal, wherein the email proxy is configured to, responsive to receiving an email request containing non-user-specific email communication configuration settings, detect a unique network address of the terminal and retrieve the user-specific email communication configuration settings from the database using the unique network address of the terminal and, without sending the retrieved user-specific email communication configuration settings back to the terminal, to communicate with the email server on behalf of the terminal using the retrieved user-specific email communication configuration settings.