Patent ID: 6711242
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A telecommunications messaging system, comprising:a server; and a first VMS platform in communication with the server, wherein the first VMS platform includes a service region comparison module, wherein: the first VMS platform is for sending a LDAP-formatted query to the server for an indication of the service region of a second VMS platform associated with a recipient when the first VMS platform detects an indication by a sender to transmit a message from a mailbox at the first VMS platform associated with the sender to a mailbox at the second VMS platform associated with the recipient; the server is for sending a LDAP-formatted response to the query to the first VMS platform including the indication of the service region of the second VMS platform; and the service region comparison module is for determining whether the first and second VMS platforms service a common service region.