(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau. 10 June 2010 (10.06.2010) (1) International Patent Classification G06Q $0400 (2006.01) GBF 17/21 (2006.01) 21, International Application Number: PCT/US2009/0661 13 (22) International Filing Date: 30 November 2008 (30.11.2009) 25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (0) Priority Data: 12828,355 4 December 2008 (04.12.2008) US. (TD Applicant (for ail designated States except US): M- CROSOFT CORPORATION [US/US]; Attn: Tuan ‘Nag, (uamngo), 8/2287, LCA, Intemational Patents De- partment, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US), (72) Inventors: ROOK, Harvey; clo Microsoft Corporation, LCA, Intemational Patents Department, One Microsolt Way, Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US), CON- SUL, Ashish; cio Microsoft Comporation, LCA, Interna tional Patents Department, One Microsoft Way, Red- ay a NTE A000 A (10) International Publication Number WO 2010/065458 A2 ‘moni, Washingion 98052-6399 (US). BATTHISH, Karim; c/o Microsoft Corporation, LCA, International Patents Department, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 (US), Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AP, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, C2, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, BC; EE, EG, ES, Fl, GB, GD. GE, GH, GM, GT, HIN, HR HU, ID, IL, IN, 1S, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA. LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, Mik, MN, NW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI NO, NZ, OM, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, RU, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TJ, TM. TN, TR\TT, Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG. ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TI, TM), Furopean (AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, FF, ES, Fl, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IF, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI. SK, SM, {Cominued on nest page] (64) Title: AUTOMATIC DISCOVERY OF ALTERNATE MAILBOXES ae WO 2010/065458 A2 | +7 ~ ef z 9 G7) Abstract: As described herein,» client system is anto- matically configured to access message objects in a plural ty of msilboxes stored ata server system, The client system, sends an aulodiscover request to the server system. In sponse the server system sends to the client system an au: todiscover response that contains an autodiscover response document that comprises a primary mailbox element and at least one altenate mailbox element. The client system uses 4 first set of mailbox identification data specified by the Peinry mailbox element 19 access message objects in & Primary mailbox stored at the server system aol uses sets ‘of mailbox identification data specified by the altemate mailbox elements to access message objects in altemate imuilboxes stored atthe server system. Email messages are ‘one example type of message objects, The altemate mail- box may be an archive mailbox used to store message ob- jects fbr occasional reference,WO 2010/065458 A2 IIIINNVIN UNG HIN 010 HN UE EN ANNAN i TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, Cl, CM, GA, GN, GQ,GW, “MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). 4s 10 the applicant’ entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.1 7(i)) Declarations under Rule 4.17: Published 4810 applicant's entitlement t0 apply for and be granted Se mea) without international search report and to be republished upon receipt of that report (Rule 48.2(3))10 20 30 WO 2010/065458 PCT/US2009/066113 AUTOMATIC DISCOVERY OF ALTERNATE MAILBOXES, BACKGROUND [0001] In today’s economy, people exchange dozens of email messages everyday. Some of the email messages a person receives may contain important information. Other ones of the email messages a person receives may not seem important when they are received, but are later discovered to be useful. For this reason, people tend to retain email messages, even email messages of questionable importance, for long periods of time. [0002] Retention of such email messages may cause problems for institutions providing email messaging services. For instance, institutions may have to purchase large and expensive data storage systems to store old email messages. In other instances, institutions may configure users’ computers to store the users’ old email messages. Storing email messages on users’ computers may increase retrieval costs during e- discovery. Configuring such email message storage solutions is typically difficult and requires manual configuration of users’ computers SUMMARY [0003] This disclosure is directed to automatically configuring a client system to access message objects in a plurality of mailboxes stored at a server system. As described herein, the client system sends an autodiscover request fo the server system. In response, the server system sends to the client system an autodiscover response that contains an autodiscover response document that comprises a primary mailbox clement and at least one altemate mailbox element, The client system uses a first set of mailbox identification da mailbox stored at the server system and uses sets of mailbox ident specified by the primary mailbox element to access message objects in a pi ary cation data specified by the alternate mailbox elements to access message objects in alternate mailboxes stored at the server system, Email messages are one example type of message objects. The alternate mailbox may be an archive mailbox that stores message objects that are used for occasional reference. [0004] This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This summary is not