Method and apparatus for cataloging and displaying e-mail using a classification rule preparing means and providing cataloging a piece of e- mail into multiple categories or classification types based on e-mail object information

摘要

An electronic mail cataloging and retrieving system comprises an electronic mail communication unit, an electronic mail storage unit for storing electronic mails, a tray information storage unit for storing information on classification types used for classification of electronic mails and a format for relating electronic mails to said classification types, an electronic mail object storage unit for storing an electronic mail object related to each electronic mail stored in the electronic mail storage unit, a header information display control unit for showing header information and electronic mail attribute information on a prescribed electronic mail in the form of an at-a-glance guide, a tray display control unit showing tray information which shows that a prescribed electronic mail is classified into a prescribed classification type, and an electronic mail editing means for showing and editing the content of an electronic mail.