Methods for detaching an attachment file from a containing email message and generating metadata associated with the attachment file and the containing email message are provided. In one exemplary method, the method includes retrieving the containing email message from a server email application, utilizing...http://www.google.de/patents/US20080183824?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20080183824 - METHODS FOR DETACHING AN ATTACHMENT FILE FROM A CONTAINING EMAIL MESSAGE AND GENERATING METADATA ASSOCIATED WITH THE ATTACHMENT FILE AND THE CONTAINING EMAIL MESSAGE