CN101442499B

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Publication number: CN101442499B
Application number: CN2007101868168A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林应前
Original assignee: Alpha Networks Inc
Current assignee: Alpha Networks Inc
Priority date: 2007-11-22
Filing date: 2007-11-22
Publication date: 2012-02-01
Anticipated expiration: 2027-11-22
Also published as: CN101442499A

Abstract

The invention is a method for reading files from a remote server by using e-mails, which is applied in a network system, and the method is characterized in that when a user sets an account in the remote server and the computer establishes the e-mails, the computer can transmit the e-mails to the account through the Internet, after the remote server reads the e-mails in the account, the remote server replies a file list to the computer according to a request instruction carried in the e-mails, wherein the file list is a list of files in a database, the user selects the files to be read, when the user establishes another e-mail on the computer, the another e-mail comprises a selection instruction and the file position to be read, and after the another e-mail is transmitted to the remote server, the remote server according to the selection instruction and the file position in the another e-mail, the corresponding file is transmitted back to the computer from the database in an e-mail format for the user to read.

Description

Translated fromChinese

利用电子邮件自远程服务器读取档案的方法Method of Reading Files from Remote Server by E-mail

技术领域technical field

本发明是关于自远程服务器读取档案(file)的方法，尤指一种利用电子邮件自远程服务器中读取档案的方法，期令使用者能在任何地方随时利用电子邮件，读取远程服务器的数据库中的档案，以在完全无需安装额外软件及设备的情形下，实现读存远程档案的目的。The present invention relates to a method for reading a file from a remote server, especially a method for reading a file from a remote server by using email, so that users can use email at any time to read the remote server The files in the database can realize the purpose of reading and storing remote files without installing additional software and equipment.

背景技术Background technique

近年来，由于电子科技产业的迅速发展，因特网的相关技术也有许多重大的突破与进步，使得因特网的普及率日渐提升，且随着网络传输速率不断地提高，使用者利用因特网传输档案也愈来愈便捷，因特网俨然已成为现代人生活及工作中不可或缺的一重要工具，一般言，使用者利用因特网传输档案的方式，有下列二种传统方式：In recent years, due to the rapid development of the electronic technology industry, there have been many major breakthroughs and advancements in Internet-related technologies, which have increased the popularity of the Internet. More and more convenient, the Internet has become an indispensable and important tool in the life and work of modern people. Generally speaking, there are two traditional ways for users to use the Internet to transfer files:

(1)文件传输协议(File Transfer Protocol，简称为FTP)：提供用户设定服务端与客户端的功能，使得服务端与客户端间能传输大量的档案，并令服务端能管理客户端传输档案的权限，惟，使用者在使用上通常必须配合FTP软件，再者，FTP容易受到防火墙(Firewall)的影响，导致传输档案失败的问题，故使用者为防止传输档案失败，必须额外开启供FTP传输档案的端口，而此举将会严重的影响到网络传输的安全性；及(1) File Transfer Protocol (File Transfer Protocol, referred to as FTP): Provides the user with the function of setting the server and client, so that a large number of files can be transferred between the server and the client, and the server can manage the client to transfer files However, users usually have to cooperate with FTP software in use. Moreover, FTP is easily affected by firewalls (Firewall), resulting in file transfer failures. Therefore, users must additionally enable FTP to prevent file transfer failures. Ports for transferring files, which will seriously affect the security of network transmission; and

(2)虚拟私有网络(Virtual Private Network，简称为VPN)：令用户能够通过VPN软件，在因特网上使用一种特殊的加密方式，建立一个私人且安全的网络传输信道，但，建立VPN不仅需要使用VPN的软件，且其架设的步骤不仅繁杂，尚需要具备VPN相关的专业知识，因此，一般用户必需耗费许多时间才能熟悉其架设及使用的方法，或必须额外付出相当的费用，聘请专业人士代为架设，对一般使用者造成极大的不便。(2) Virtual Private Network (Virtual Private Network, referred to as VPN): enables users to use a special encryption method on the Internet through VPN software to establish a private and secure network transmission channel. However, establishing a VPN requires not only Using VPN software, the steps to set up are not only complicated, but also require professional knowledge related to VPN. Therefore, ordinary users must spend a lot of time to become familiar with the method of setting up and using it, or must pay a considerable amount of extra fees to hire professionals. Erection on behalf of the general user caused great inconvenience.

故，使用者纵然有利用因特网读取远程档案的需求，但因上述二种读取远程档案的方式都有其缺点，导致一般使用者闻之却步，再者，该二传统读取远程档案的方式都必须安装专用的软件，否则，用户无法在任何地方直接通过计算机读取远程档案，因此，如何设计出一种崭新通过因特网读取远程档案的方法，以令使用者能在任何地方，随时通过计算机，以最安全的方式，通过因特网，读取远程档案，在完全不需安装或设定额外软件及设备的情形下，有效提升读取远程档案的便利性，即成为目前相关业者致力研究并亟欲解决的一重要课题。Therefore, even though the user has the demand of using the Internet to read remote files, the above two methods of reading remote files have their disadvantages, causing general users to be discouraged. Furthermore, the two traditional methods of reading remote files All methods must install special software, otherwise, users will not be able to read remote files directly through the computer anywhere, so how to design a new method of reading remote files through the Internet so that users can read remote files anywhere, anytime Through the computer, in the safest way, through the Internet, to read remote files, without installing or setting up additional software and equipment, to effectively improve the convenience of reading remote files, which is the current research that the relevant industry is committed to and an important issue to be solved urgently.

发明内容Contents of the invention

有鉴于前述传统因特网传输档案的诸多问题与缺点，发明人乃根据多年的实务经验及研究实验，终于开发设计出本发明的一种“利用电子邮件自远程服务器读取档案的方法”，期通过本发明的提出，能有效解决使用者无法在任何地方直接通过计算机，安全的传输档案的问题。In view of the many problems and shortcomings of the aforementioned traditional Internet transmission files, the inventor finally developed and designed a "method for reading files from a remote server using email" of the present invention based on many years of practical experience and research experiments. The proposal of the present invention can effectively solve the problem that the user cannot directly transmit files safely through the computer anywhere.

本发明的一目的，提供一种利用电子邮件自远程服务器读取档案的方法，应用于一网络系统中，该系统包括一远程服务器、一计算机及因特网，其中该远程服务器设有供储存复数个档案的一数据库，且其通过因特网，与该计算机相连接，该计算机可供用户建立包含有一请求指令、一用户名称及一帐户密码的一电子邮件，令用户能向该远程服务器发出读取所述的档案的请求，该方法是当使用者设置一账户于该远程服务器，且建立该电子邮件在该计算机后，该计算机即能通过因特网，传送该电子邮件至该帐户，该远程服务器将周期性的检查所述的帐户内是否具有电子邮件，并在检查到所述的帐户内具有电子邮件时，即对该电子邮件内包含的用户名称及帐户密码进行验证，且在该帐户内读取到该电子邮件后，将依照该电子邮件内携带的请求指令，将一档案列表回复至该计算机，该档案列表为该数据库内的所述的档案的列表，提供使用者选取欲读取的档案，俟用户在该计算机上建立一另一电子邮件，该另一电子邮件内包含一选取指令及用户欲读取的档案位置，并将该另一电子邮件传送至该远程服务器后，俟该远程服务器在收到该另一电子邮件，则根据该另一电子邮件中的该选取指令及该档案位置，将该数据库内对应的档案，以电子邮件格式传回至该计算机，供用户读取，如此，使用者即能在不需额外安装或设定读取档案的软件及设备的前提下，于任何地方随时的通过该计算机，读取该远程服务器的数据库内的各该档案，有效提升读取远程档案的便利性。An object of the present invention is to provide a method for using electronic mail to read files from a remote server, which is applied in a network system, and the system includes a remote server, a computer and the Internet, wherein the remote server is provided with a plurality of A database of files, and it is connected to the computer through the Internet, and the computer allows the user to create an e-mail containing a request command, a user name and an account password, so that the user can send a read request to the remote server. The above-mentioned file request, the method is that when the user sets up an account on the remote server and establishes the e-mail on the computer, the computer can send the e-mail to the account through the Internet, and the remote server will periodically To check whether there is an e-mail in the account, and when it is checked that there is an e-mail in the account, it will verify the user name and account password contained in the e-mail, and read the After receiving the e-mail, a file list will be returned to the computer according to the request instruction carried in the e-mail. The file list is a list of the files in the database, providing the user with the option to read the file , once the user creates another e-mail on the computer, the other e-mail contains a selection command and the location of the file that the user wants to read, and sends the other e-mail to the remote server, once the remote When the server receives the other email, according to the selection instruction and the file location in the other email, the corresponding file in the database is sent back to the computer in email format for the user to read, In this way, the user can read the files in the database of the remote server at any place at any time without additional installation or setting of software and equipment for reading files, effectively improving the readability. The convenience of accessing remote files.

本发明的另一目的，是令用户可通过该计算机，利用电子邮件的格式，读取该远程服务器的各该档案，故，若该计算机或该远程服务器上设置有防火墙，使用者仍能直接通过其上端口读取电子邮件传来的档案，而无需专业人士在该计算机或该远程服务器上开启额外的端口，以避开防火墙的阻挡，故可大幅地提升网络传输的方便性及安全性。Another object of the present invention is to enable the user to read the files of the remote server in the form of electronic mail through the computer. Therefore, if a firewall is installed on the computer or the remote server, the user can still directly Read the files sent by email through its upper port, without the need for professionals to open additional ports on the computer or the remote server to avoid the blocking of the firewall, so the convenience and security of network transmission can be greatly improved. .

附图说明Description of drawings

图1所示乃网络系统的方块示意图；Figure 1 is a schematic block diagram of the network system;

图2所示乃本发明的一较佳实施例的流程图；及Shown in Fig. 2 is the flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the present invention; And

图3所示乃本发明的另一较佳实施例的流程图。Figure 3 is a flowchart of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

附图标号：Figure number:

网络系统……1 远程服务器……10Network system... 1 Remote server... 10

数据库……100 档案……101Database...100 File...101

账户……102 计算机……11Account... 102 Computer... 11

电子邮件……110 另一电子邮件……111Email...110 Another Email...111

因特网……12Internet... 12

具体实施方式Detailed ways

为便贵审查委员能对本发明的构造、设计原理及其功效，有更进一步的认识与了解，兹列举实施例，并配合附图，详细说明如下：In order to facilitate your review committee members to have a further understanding and understanding of the structure, design principles and effects of the present invention, the embodiments are listed hereby, together with the accompanying drawings, and the detailed description is as follows:

本发明是一种利用电子邮件自远程服务器读取档案的方法，请参阅图1所示，该方法是应用于一网络系统1，该网络系统1包括一远程服务器10、一计算机11及因特网12，其中该远程服务器10设有一个数据库100，该数据库100内储存有复数个档案101，该计算机11是通过因特网12与该远程服务器10相连接，该计算机11可供用户建立一电子邮件110，该电子邮件110内包含一请求指令，该计算机11能通过该请求指令，对该远程服务器10发出读取所述的档案101的请求。The present invention is a kind of method that utilizes electronic mail to read file from remote server, please refer to shown in Fig. 1, and this method is applied to a network system 1, and this network system 1 comprises aremote server 10, acomputer 11 and Internet 12 , wherein theremote server 10 is provided with adatabase 100, a plurality offiles 101 are stored in thedatabase 100, thecomputer 11 is connected with theremote server 10 through the Internet 12, and thecomputer 11 can be used for the user to create anemail 110, Theemail 110 includes a request command, through which thecomputer 11 can send a request to theremote server 10 to read thefile 101 .

在本发明的一较佳实施例中，请参阅图2所示，该方法依照下列步骤进行：In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 2, the method is carried out according to the following steps:

(200)首先，通过该计算机11，在该远程服务器10上设置一账户102；(200) First, set anaccount 102 on theremote server 10 through thecomputer 11;

(201)在该计算机11上建立该电子邮件110，该计算机11通过因特网12，将该电子邮件110传送至该账户102；(201) set up theemail 110 on thecomputer 11, and thecomputer 11 sends theemail 110 to theaccount 102 through the Internet 12;

(202)该远程服务器10将会周期性地检查该帐户102内是否具有电子邮件110，若是，进行步骤(203)，否则，重复执行步骤(202)；(202) Theremote server 10 will periodically check whether there is anemail 110 in theaccount 102, if so, proceed to step (203), otherwise, repeat step (202);

(203)该远程服务器10对该电子邮件110内包含的一用户名称及一帐户密码进行验证，若该用户名称及该帐户密码正确，进行步骤(204)，否则，结束处理程序；(203) Theremote server 10 verifies a user name and an account password contained in theemail 110, if the user name and the account password are correct, proceed to step (204), otherwise, end the processing procedure;

(204)该远程服务器10在读取到该帐户102内的该电子邮件110后，将根据电子邮件110内携带的请求指令，回复一档案列表至该计算机11，该档案列表为该数据库100内的所述的档案101的列表，该档案列表用以列出所述的档案101的位置，供用户选取欲读取的档案101；如此，使用者即能根据该档案列表，于该计算机11建立一另一电子邮件111，该另一电子邮件111内包含一选取指令及用户欲读取的档案位置；(204) After theremote server 10 reads theemail 110 in theaccount 102, it will reply a list of files to thecomputer 11 according to the request command carried in theemail 110. The list of files is in thedatabase 100. The list of thefiles 101, the file list is used to list the location of thefiles 101 for the user to select thefile 101 to be read; thus, the user can create a file on thecomputer 11 according to the file list. One anotheremail 111, which includes a selection instruction and the location of the file that the user wants to read;

(205)该计算机11将用户建立的另一电子邮件111传送至该远程服务器10；及(205) Thecomputer 11 transmits anotheremail 111 created by the user to theremote server 10; and

(206)该远程服务器10根据该另一电子邮件111中的该选取指令及该档案位置，自该数据库100内将对应的档案101，以电子邮件格式，传回至该计算机11，以供用户读取该档案101。(206) Theremote server 10 returns thecorresponding file 101 from thedatabase 100 to thecomputer 11 in email format according to the selection instruction and the file location in theother email 111 for the user Read thefile 101.

如此，使用者即能在任何地方、任何时间，直接通过该计算机11，读取该远程服务器10的数据库100内的各该档案101，而不需额外安装或设定读取档案的软件及设备，使读取该远程服务器10的各该档案101的步骤更加简易，并有效提升读取远程档案101的便利性。又，由于本发明以电子邮件的格式传送各该档案101，故，若该计算机或该远程服务器上设置有防火墙，使用者仍能直接通过其上端口读取电子邮件传来的档案，完全无需专业人士在该计算机或该远程服务器上开启额外的端口，以避开防火墙的阻挡，故可大幅地提升网络传输的方便性及安全性。In this way, the user can read thefiles 101 in thedatabase 100 of theremote server 10 directly through thecomputer 11 at any place and at any time, without additional installation or configuration of software and equipment for reading files , making the steps of reading each of thefiles 101 of theremote server 10 easier, and effectively improving the convenience of reading theremote files 101 . Again, since the present invention transmits each of thefiles 101 in the form of email, if a firewall is arranged on the computer or the remote server, the user can still directly read the files sent by the email through its upper port, completely without Professionals open additional ports on the computer or the remote server to avoid the blocking of the firewall, so the convenience and security of network transmission can be greatly improved.

以上所述，仅为本发明的一较佳实施例，惟，本发明在实际施作时，并不局限于此。在本发明的另一最佳实施例中，请参阅图3所示，该方法是依照下列步骤执行：The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, however, the present invention is not limited thereto during actual implementation. In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Fig. 3, the method is performed according to the following steps:

(300)首先，通过该计算机11，在该远程服务器10上设置一账户102；(300) First, set anaccount 102 on theremote server 10 through thecomputer 11;

(301)在该计算机11上建立该电子邮件110，该电子邮件110内除该请求指令外，尚包括用户欲读取的档案位置，嗣，该计算机11通过因特网12，将该电子邮件110传送至该账户102；(301) set up thiselectronic mail 110 on thiscomputer 11, in thiselectronic mail 110 except this request command, also include the file position that the user desires to read, then, thiscomputer 11 transmits thiselectronic mail 110 through Internet 12 to theaccount 102;

(302)该远程服务器10将会周期性的检查该帐户102内是否具有电子邮件110，若是，进行步骤(303)，否则，重复执行步骤(302)；(302) Theremote server 10 will periodically check whether there is anemail 110 in theaccount 102, if so, proceed to step (303), otherwise, repeat step (302);

(303)该远程服务器10对该电子邮件110内包含的一用户名称及一帐户密码进行验证，若该用户名称及该帐户密码正确，进行步骤(304)，否则，结束处理程序；及(303) Theremote server 10 verifies a user name and an account password contained in theemail 110, if the user name and the account password are correct, proceed to step (304), otherwise, end the processing procedure; and

(304)该远程服务器10根据该请求指令及用户欲读取的档案位置，自该数据库100内将对应的档案101，以电子邮件格式，传回至该计算机11，以供用户读取该档案101。(304) Theremote server 10 returns thecorresponding file 101 from thedatabase 100 to thecomputer 11 in email format according to the request instruction and the file location that the user wants to read, so that the user can read thefile 101.

因此，当用户在该电子邮件110直接设定所欲读取的档案101的请求指令后，即能直接通过该计算机11读取所需的档案101，使整体读取远程档案101的流程更加简化、便捷。Therefore, when the user directly sets the request command for thefile 101 to be read in theemail 110, the requiredfile 101 can be read directly through thecomputer 11, which simplifies the overall process of reading theremote file 101 , convenient.

以上所述，仅是本发明的若干较佳实施例，惟，本发明在实际施作时，并不局限于此。在本发明的其它实施例中，若所述的档案101属于非机密档案或一般性的公开档案，则也可选择省略该远程服务器10对该电子邮件110内包含的用户名称及帐户密码进行验证的步骤，复请参阅图2及图3所示，即在步骤(202)或(302)中，当远程服务器10检查到该帐户102内具有该电子邮件110时，可省略步骤(203)或(303)，直接进行步骤(204)或(304)，使得远程服务器10能直接根据该电子邮件110内包含的请求指令，依序完成后续流程，如此，将达成令使用者能更快速地读取所需的远程档案101的目标。The above descriptions are only some preferred embodiments of the present invention, however, the present invention is not limited thereto when actually implemented. In other embodiments of the present invention, if thefile 101 is a non-confidential file or a general public file, theremote server 10 can also choose to omit the verification of the user name and account password contained in theemail 110 2 and 3, that is, in step (202) or (302), when theremote server 10 checks to have theemail 110 in theaccount 102, step (203) or (303), directly proceed to step (204) or (304), so that theremote server 10 can directly complete the follow-up process in sequence according to the request instruction contained in theemail 110, so that the user can read more quickly Fetch the desiredremote profile 101 target.

在上述各该实施例中，该电子邮件110可为纯文本格式(即txt格式)，或超文本标示格式(即html格式)，而该远程服务器10可为网络可存取设备(Network-Attached Storage，简称NAS)，再者，为避免增加该远程服务器10的系统负荷，当该远程服务器10在接收到用户发出的该电子邮件110后，能立即记录下该电子邮件110内的请求指令，以进行后续的相对应的步骤，并将该电子邮件110删除，减少该远程服务器10的系统负荷。In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, theemail 110 can be in a plain text format (i.e. txt format), or a hypertext markup format (i.e. html format), and theremote server 10 can be a network-accessible device (Network-Attached Storage, referred to as NAS), moreover, in order to avoid increasing the system load of theremote server 10, after theremote server 10 receives theemail 110 sent by the user, it can immediately record the request instruction in theemail 110, To perform subsequent corresponding steps and delete theemail 110 to reduce the system load of theremote server 10 .

以上所述，仅是本发明的较佳实施例，但，本发明所主张的权利范围，并不局限于此，按凡熟悉该项技艺人士，依据本发明所揭示的技术内容，可轻易思及的等效变化，均应属不脱离本发明的保护范畴。The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of rights claimed by the present invention is not limited thereto. According to those who are familiar with the art, they can easily think of it according to the technical content disclosed in the present invention And the equivalent change, all should belong to not departing from the protection category of the present invention.

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1.一种利用电子邮件自远程服务器读取档案的方法，应用于一网络系统中，该系统包括一远程服务器、一计算机及因特网，其中该远程服务器设有一数据库，该数据库内储存有复数个档案，该计算机通过因特网与该远程服务器相连接，该计算机可供用户建立一电子邮件，该电子邮件内包含一请求指令、一用户名称及一帐户密码，供用户对该远程服务器发出读取所述的档案的请求，该方法包括下列步骤：1. A method for reading files from a remote server by electronic mail, applied in a network system, the system includes a remote server, a computer and the Internet, wherein the remote server is provided with a database, and a plurality of files are stored in the database file, the computer is connected to the remote server through the Internet, and the computer can be used by the user to create an e-mail, which contains a request instruction, a user name and an account password, for the user to issue a read request to the remote server The method includes the following steps:

在所述的计算机上建立所述的电子邮件后，该计算机通过因特网，在所述的远程服务器上设置一账户，并将该电子邮件传送至所述的远程服务器内的所述账户；After establishing the e-mail on the computer, the computer sets up an account on the remote server through the Internet, and sends the e-mail to the account in the remote server;

该远程服务器将周期性的检查所述的帐户内是否具有电子邮件，并在检查到所述的帐户内具有电子邮件时，即对该电子邮件内包含的用户名称及帐户密码进行验证，且在读取到该帐户内的该电子邮件后，将根据电子邮件内携带的请求指令，回复一档案列表至所述的计算机，该档案列表为所述的数据库内的档案的列表；The remote server will periodically check whether there is email in the account, and when checking that there is email in the account, it will verify the user name and account password contained in the email, and After reading the email in the account, a file list will be replied to the computer according to the request instruction carried in the email, and the file list is a list of files in the database;

在所述的计算机上建立一另一电子邮件后，该另一电子邮件内包含一选取指令及用户欲读取的档案位置，所述的计算机通过因特网，将该另一电子邮件传送至所述的远程服务器；及After creating another e-mail on the computer, the other e-mail contains a selection instruction and the location of the file that the user wants to read, and the computer sends the other e-mail to the remote server for ; and

所述的远程服务器根据所述的另一电子邮件中的选取指令及档案位置，自所述的数据库内，将对应的档案，以电子邮件格式，传回至所述的计算机。The remote server returns the corresponding file from the database to the computer according to the selection instruction and file location in the other email in email format.

2.如权利要求1所述的利用电子邮件自远程服务器读取档案的方法，其特征在于，所述的远程服务器可为网络可存取设备。2. The method for reading files from a remote server by using email as claimed in claim 1, wherein the remote server is a network accessible device.

3.一种利用电子邮件自远程服务器读取档案的方法，应用于一网络系统中，该系统包括一远程服务器、一计算机及因特网，其中该远程服务器设有一数据库，该数据库内储存有复数个档案，该计算机通过因特网与该远程服务器相连接，该计算机可供用户建立一电子邮件，该电子邮件内包含一请求指令、一用户名称、一帐户密码及一档案位置，供用户对该远程服务器发出读取所述的档案的请求，该方法包括下列步骤：3. A method of using electronic mail to read files from a remote server, applied in a network system, the system includes a remote server, a computer and the Internet, wherein the remote server is provided with a database, and a plurality of files are stored in the database file, the computer is connected to the remote server through the Internet, and the computer allows the user to create an e-mail, which includes a request instruction, a user name, an account password and a file location for the user to send to the remote server issuing a request to read said file, the method comprising the following steps:

在所述的计算机上建立所述的电子邮件后，该计算机通过因特网，在所述的远程服务器上设置一账户，将所述的电子邮件传送至所述的远程服务器内的所述账户；及After establishing the e-mail on the computer, the computer sets up an account on the remote server through the Internet, and transmits the e-mail to the account in the remote server; and

所述的远程服务器将周期性的检查所述的帐户内是否具有电子邮件，并在检查到所述的帐户内具有电子邮件时，即对该电子邮件内包含的用户名称及帐户密码进行验证，且在读取到所述的帐户内的电子邮件后，将根据电子邮件内携带的请求指令及档案位置，自所述的数据库内，将对应的档案，以电子邮件格式，传回至所述的计算机。The remote server will periodically check whether there is an email in the account, and when checking that there is an email in the account, it will verify the user name and account password contained in the email, And after reading the e-mail in the account, according to the request instruction and file location carried in the e-mail, the corresponding file will be sent back to the computer.

4.如权利要求3所述的利用电子邮件自远程服务器读取档案的方法，其特征在于，所述的远程服务器可为网络可存取设备。4. The method for reading files from a remote server by email as claimed in claim 3, wherein the remote server is a network accessible device.