An electronic document delivery system and methods of its use are provided. A document, preferably in a portable format, is forwarded to a remote server (e.g. using HTTP to "push" the document to the server). The server sends a generic notification of the document to an intended recipient, and...http://www.google.de/patents/US5790790?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5790790 - Electronic document delivery system in which notification of said electronic document is sent to a recipient thereof 