Granted Patent B1

US 8,856,189 · App. 12/692,467 · Granted Oct 7, 2014

Abstract

Claims (40)

1. A computer-implemented method for managing connections to process data, comprising:

establishing a connection with a connection point to determine a connection point assignment for each of one or more targets;

arranging the one or more targets in groups according to the connection point assignment for each of the one or more targets;

establishing a connection with a first connection point;

establishing a connection with a second connection point;

processing data from a first group of one or more targets, wherein each target in the first group is assigned to the first connection point;

processing data from a second group of one or more targets, wherein each target in the second group is assigned to the second connection point; and

terminating the connection with the first connection point.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising terminating the connection with the second connection point.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more targets comprise an electronic mail mailbox.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more targets are stored in one or more databases.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising organizing the one or more databases in one or more groups of databases.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising identifying one or more databases that have not been assigned to a group of databases.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising assigning the one or more databases that have not been assigned to a group of databases to a default group of databases.

8. A computer system configured to manage connections to process data, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor;

an archiving application, the application configured to:

establish a connection with a connection point to determine a connection point assignment for each of one or more targets;

arrange the one or more targets in groups according to the connection point assignment for each of the one or more targets;

establish a connection with a first connection point;

establish a connection with a second connection point;

process data from a first group of one or more targets, wherein each target in the first group is assigned to the first connection point;

process data from a second group of one or more targets, wherein each target in the second group is assigned to the second connection point; and

terminate the connection with the first connection point.

9. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the application is further configured to terminate the connection with the second connection point.

10. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more targets comprise an electronic mail mailbox.

11. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more targets are stored in one or more databases.

12. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the application is further configured to organize the one or more databases in one or more groups of databases.

13. The computer system of claim 12 , wherein the application is further configured to identify one or more databases that have not been assigned to a group of databases.

14. The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the application is further configured to assign the one or more databases that have not been assigned to a group of databases to a default group of databases.

15. A computer-program product for managing connections to process data, the computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions thereon, the instructions comprising:

code programmed to establish a connection with a connection point to determine a connection point assignment for each of one or more targets;

code programmed to arrange the one or more targets in groups according to the connection point assignment for each of the one or more targets;

code programmed to establish a connection with a first connection point;

code programmed to establish a connection with a second connection point;

code programmed to process data from a first group of one or more targets, wherein each target in the first group is assigned to the first connection point;

code programmed to process data from a second group of one or more targets, wherein each target in the second group is assigned to the second connection point; and

code programmed to terminate the connection with the first connection point.

16. The computer-program product of claim 15 , wherein the one or more targets comprise an electronic mail mailbox.

Assignments (15)