Patent ID: 6608694
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
A communication apparatus capable of connecting to a mail server that stores an e-mail message transmitted from a sender, the communication apparatus comprising:a first requestor that requests the mail server to connect to the communication apparatus; a fragment identifier that identifies whether or not the e-mail message stored in the mail server comprises e-mail message fragments; a determiner that determines whether an entirety of the e-mail message fragments corresponding to a complete e-mail message is stored in the mail server when said fragment identifier identifies the stored e-mail message comprises e-mail message fragments; a second requestor that requests the mail server to cut off a connection to the mail server when said determiner determines that the entirety of e-mail message fragments is not stored in the mail server; and an e-mail receiver that receives the e-mail message fragments when said determiner determines that the entirety of e-mail message fragments are stored in the mail server.