JP2002014898A - Direct mail transmitting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a direct mail distributing system through the Internet, which is equipped with a function for quickening the procedure of distribution and preventing any error transmission. SOLUTION: A direct mail transmitting device 1 constituting an Internet direct mail distributing system in which this direct mail transmitting device 1 and a transmission destination server 5 to which a direct mail is transmitted are connected through an Internet 7 so that the direst mail can be distributed to the server 5 is provided with a direct mail control server 21 for controlling the transmitting device 1, plural mail transmitting servers 11 for preparing an envelop constituted of the transmission destination address and contents and transmitting the envelope to the corresponding server 5 after receiving a transmission instruction from the server 21, an error mail corresponding server 15 for receiving the result of transmission, a data base server 23, a contents data base 25 constituted of the contents of the mail, a transmission destination address data base 27 for designating the destination of transmission, and an error address data base 28 constituted of the result of transmission.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an Internet direct mail delivery system for delivering direct mail to a large number of customers via the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Such a system for delivering direct mail to customers registered in advance via the Internet is configured by connecting a server and a plurality of terminals of the customer to the Internet. In such a system, to deliver direct mail from the server to the customer terminal,
The content with the address of the customer terminal is transmitted from the server to each customer terminal. However, in such a system, as the number of customers increases, a single server causes various problems as described below. 1. Delivery takes a long time with the increase of customers. 2. Even if the address is changed or the registration is deleted, if there is no application to that effect, the address data will not be updated and an unreachable mail will be sent. 3. Even if there is an application such as a change of registered address or deletion of registration, an unreachable mail will be transmitted due to a time delay until rewriting address data.

In order to cope with the above-mentioned problem 1, the server device is replaced with a high-performance model, or a plurality of servers are provided to distribute the work to cope with an increase in customers. The complexity of management is one of the important issues for customers adopting the system. Further, no effective countermeasure has been found for the above problems 2 and 3.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a direct mail delivery system via the Internet, in which the delivery procedure is advanced without increasing the performance of hardware. Another object of the present invention is to provide a system having a function of eliminating error transmission, and to provide a system having an operation function that is easy for a plurality of users and administrators to use.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention connects a direct mail transmitting apparatus and a destination server to which direct mail is transmitted via the Internet, and receives a request from a user. In a direct mail transmitting device configuring an Internet direct mail distribution system configured to distribute an envelope including a destination address and content to a destination server,
The direct mail transmission device creates at least one direct mail management server that manages the direct mail transmission device, an envelope including a destination address and content in response to a transmission instruction from the direct mail management server, and generates a corresponding destination. A plurality of mail sending servers for sending to the server, and at least one for receiving the sending result
At least one error mail support server, at least one database server that manages a content database, a destination address database, and an error address database; a content database including mail contents; a destination address database that specifies a destination;
And an error address database including transmission results. Further, according to the present invention, the direct mail management server can have a function of managing a statistical information database including various types of statistical information in addition to the above three types of databases.

Further, the present invention provides the above direct mail transmitting apparatus, wherein the destination address database has a function of always caching the latest DNS (domain name service) data.

According to the present invention, in the above direct mail transmitting apparatus, the mail transmitting server has a function of caching the same content in the mail transmitting server when the mail transmitting server creates an envelope including the content and the destination address.

According to the present invention, in the above direct mail transmitting apparatus, the direct mail management server integrally manages a plurality of mail transmitting servers or a plurality of error mail compatible servers.

According to the present invention, in the above direct mail transmitting apparatus, a plurality of direct mail management servers are provided,
The management functions are separated and shared according to the processing amount, and the management target is managed centrally for each management function.

According to the present invention, in the above direct mail transmitting apparatus, when the mail transmitting server writes a transmission address in an envelope, the mail transmitting server may set either a single destination address or a plurality of destination addresses in accordance with a setting from the direct mail management server. It is now possible to specify whether to write.

According to the present invention, in the above direct mail transmission device, one address and any domain name
Individual delivery that sets only one address in the envelope is specified, and the transmission method can be changed according to the destination address and destination server.

According to the present invention, in the direct mail transmitting apparatus, the destination address database is modified based on the error mail information received by the error mail handling server.

According to the present invention, in the direct mail transmitting apparatus, double registration of a destination address stored in a destination address database is prohibited at the time of direct mail transmission JOB registration, and an error is extracted at the time of registration. .

According to the present invention, in the above direct mail transmitting apparatus, when the DNS information of the destination address stored in the destination address database is not cached in the database or when the DNS information has already been changed, the address of the corresponding address is changed. With regard to the DNS information, the address of the transmission destination server is obtained via the DNS server.

According to the present invention, in the direct mail transmitting apparatus, when the address of the destination server cannot be obtained, an error is reported to the direct mail management server.

According to the present invention, in the direct mail transmission device, the direct mail management server has a function of checking a mail address format.

According to the present invention, in the above direct mail transmitting apparatus, data for stopping transmission is also stored in a destination address database, and transmission to an arbitrary address is stopped during transmission.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of a direct mail distribution system via the Internet according to the present invention will be described with reference to the conceptual diagram of FIG.

[Internet Direct Mail Distribution System] The direct mail distribution system via the Internet according to the present invention comprises a direct mail transmitting device 1, a plurality of destination servers 5-1... 5-n, and a source server (error A mail transfer destination 93 is connected via the Internet 7. The direct mail transmitting device 1 has at least one administrator terminal 91-1 ... 91.
-N, and at least one user terminal 92-1 that attempts to send direct mail using this system.
92-n are connected. Each of the destination servers 5 has a customer terminal 55-1-1, 55-1-2,.
2 is connected to be accessible, and a person in charge terminal 94 is connected to the transmission source server 93.

The direct mail transmitting apparatus 1 includes a plurality of mail transmitting servers (MTA servers) 11-1 to 11-n.
, At least one error mail server (MX server) 15-1, 15 -n, at least one domain name service server (DNS server) 17,
(HUB) 31, router 33, digital service unit (DSU) 35, at least one direct mail management server 21, at least one database server 23, at least one content database 25, at least one One destination address database 27, at least one error address database 28, and at least one statistical information database 29
Is configured.

The mail sending server 11, the error mail handling server 15, and the domain name service server 17
Is connected to the Internet 7 via the hub 31, the router 33, and the DSU 35.

The plurality of mail transmitting servers 11, the error mail handling server 15, the domain name service server 17, the direct mail management server 21, and the database server 23 are connected via a hub 31.

The database server 23 has a content database 25 and a destination address database 27
The error address database 28 and the statistical information database 29 are connected.

[Mail transmission server] Mail transmission server 1
1 retrieves a plurality of destination addresses belonging to one domain name (destination server) from the transmission address database 27, retrieves the corresponding content from the content database 25, and sends a plurality of An envelope is created from the address and the content (outgoing mail), and the mail is transmitted to the destination server 5 to which the destination address belongs.

[Reception of Mail by Mail Transmission Server] When the transmission destination server transmits a mail address that is not on the network at the time of transmission, the mail transmission server (MTA server) 11 receives a negative response from the network and receives direct mail management. A report is made to the server 21 and the information is reflected in the error address database 28.

[Error Mail Handling Server] The error mail handling server 15 receives the error mail from the destination server 5, filters the error mail, and provides transmission error information to the direct mail management server 21. Error information whose error type can be determined by filtering is reflected in the contents of the error address database 28. On the other hand, for an error mail whose error type cannot be determined, the transfer destination address (address for which the transfer destination is specified) is acquired from the JOBID from the direct mail management server 21 and the mail is transferred.

[Domain Name Service Server] In response to an inquiry from the direct mail management server 21, the domain name service server 17 obtains DNS information that can be obtained on the Internet and provides it to the direct mail management server 21.

[Direct Mail Management Server] The direct mail management server 21 has a direct mail management function, a mail transmission function, an error mail processing function, a manager providing function, and a user providing function.

The direct mail management function includes a job status management function for managing a job status such as start / stop from a user, a start schedule management function for starting a job at a designated date and time, and a job schedule from a plurality of users. Job management function for simultaneously executing a job, and MT for distributing the load to a plurality of mail transmission servers (MTA servers).
A management function.

The mail transmission function is a function for creating an envelope and performing communication processing with the connection destination mail server in order to transmit from the mail transmission source to the transmission destination mail server.

The error mail processing function is a function for automatically processing a part of an error mail with respect to an outgoing mail, and for a processable one, the function of reflecting its status on a database. This function is to transfer mail to a specified address.

The administrator providing function is a function for the administrator of this system, and a user management function for managing (registering / changing / deleting / listing) users who use this system;
A transmission prohibition list management function that manages server names that do not send mail from this system. When sending mail from this system, an individual transmission list management that manages the name of an individual transmission target server that sends one envelope to only one user It has a function, a job history display function for displaying a history of jobs executed in the past, and a job list display function for displaying a list of jobs currently registered in this system.

The user providing function is a function provided to the user of this system. The user registers the outgoing content in this system in order for the user to transmit a direct mail, and changes the registered job. JOB content change function, JOB result extraction function to extract transmitted results such as error addresses, JOB deletion function to delete JOBs registered in this system, JOB interruption function to interrupt JOBs being executed or waiting to be executed, registration status or stop JO to start or restart JOB in state
It has a B restart function and a job status display function for displaying the status of a registered job (the error address at the time of registration and the error address at the time of transmission are taken out from here).

[Database Server] The database server 23 manages a content database 25, a destination address server 27, an error address database 28, and a statistical information database 29.

[Administrator Terminal] The administrator terminal 91 manages the entire direct mail transmitting apparatus 1.

[User Terminal] The user terminal 92 that intends to use the Internet distribution system is, for example, a terminal connected to an in-house network, and communicates with the direct mail distribution system using TCP / IP. It must be possible, and ftp client software must be installed, for example, general browser software must be installed.

[Direct Mail Delivery Method] A method of delivering direct mail to a plurality of customers in such an Internet direct mail delivery system will be described. The mail transmission server 11 that has received the mail transmission instruction from the direct mail management server 21 receives the contents to be distributed from the contents database 25 via the database server 23 and the transmission destination address from the transmission destination address database 27, and Create an envelope consisting of and content. The mail transmission server 11 transmits the mail to the destination server 5.

The destination server 5 stores the received direct mail and prepares for access from a customer terminal.

When there is no receiver corresponding to the address of the transmitted mail, an error mail is returned from the transmission destination server (MX server) 5 to the error mail corresponding server 15.

The error mail handling server 15 sends the transmission error information to the direct mail management server 21. The direct mail management server 21 sends the received transmission error information to the database server 23. The database server 23 stores the transmission error information in the error address database 28 and updates the contents of the transmission address in the transmission address database 27.

The error mail handling server 15 transfers the error mail to the specified destination server 5.

[Mail Format] In this system, the format (body) of the mail transmitted from the mail transmission server 11 is described.
Will be described with reference to FIG.

The mail format conforms to, for example, RFC822, and includes a header part and a data part.
The data part (mail body) adopts the MIME format. The header part is the DATE field, TO field, M
ESSAGE-ID field, X-MAILER field, FROM field, SUBJECT field, MINE-VERSION field, and CONT
It consists of a MIME header field consisting of an ENT-TYPE field.

The SUBJECT field indicates that the user
The ID specified by SUBJECT at the time of OB registration and the outgoing mail management ID are embedded. In the DATE field, the time when the mail is sent (system time on the MTA server) is embedded. An ID that makes the outgoing mail unique is embedded in the MESSAGE-ID field. MESSAGE-ID is the IP address of the MTA server.
It is formed by the address and its system time. X-M
In the AILER field, the identifier of the mail that sends the mail is specified.

The data part includes a CONTENT-TYPE field and a CONTENT-TRANSFER-E
A boundary consisting of an NCODING field
(Start of boundary), data part (mail body), b
ordinary (boundary end).

[Error Mail] The error mail returned to the direct mail transmitting device 1 is received once by the error mail handling server (MX server) 15, and the error mail is filtered. Here, the error mail in which the content of the error can be determined registers the error with respect to the transmission result of the user. Error mails whose error contents cannot be determined are transmitted to a transfer destination mail address registered for each user.

[Error Mail Corresponding Server] The error mail responding server 15 reflects the status of the error mail on the database when the error mail includes the following error contents. JOB-I from SUBJECT line of sent mail
D can be obtained, and the destination mail address can be extracted from the line containing the error code. JOB-I from SUBJECT line of sent mail
D can be obtained, and the destination mail address can be extracted from the line containing the error reason. JOB-I from SUBJECT line of sent mail
D can be obtained and “User xxxxxx
The destination mail address can be extracted from the line containing "is not defined".

The transfer destination of the error mail is transmitted to a transfer destination mail address registered for each user who made the call. Also, when forwarding an e-mail, the source e-mail address is that of the user who transmitted the error e-mail. However, a mail whose JOB-ID can be acquired and a destination mail address including an error code cannot be extracted is not transferred as an error return mail to a mail transmitted from this system.

[User Providing Function] This Internet direct mail distribution system provides the following user providing function to users (users) who intend to transmit Internet direct mail using this system. A user (user) confirmation function that confirms the users who use this system. A JOB registration function for registering to send direct mail from this system via the Internet. The processing result at the time of registration is output to a registration error file. A job content change function for changing the content of a registered “waiting for execution” job. A job start function for executing a registered “waiting for execution” or “suspended” job. A job interruption function for stopping (suspending) a running job. A job status display function for checking the status of a registered job. With this function, it is possible to confirm the transmission status in units of domains or individual addresses. A job result extraction function that totals job execution results and creates error addresses. JOB deletion function to delete JOB from this system.

[Internet Direct Mail Delivery Processing] FIG. 3 shows the flow of processing for direct mail delivery using this Internet direct mail delivery system.
This will be described with reference to FIG. When the user prepares a transmission address and transmits the address to the direct mail management server 21 by ftp, the direct mail management server 21
B is registered (step S1: JOB registration). The direct mail management server 21 checks the job registration result and the execution status from the browser (step S2: JOB).
(Confirmation of the situation), and instruct the mail transmission server 11 to transmit the job.

The mail transmission server 11 sends the specified JO
For B, an envelope is created in which the destination address and the contents (contents) of the mail are integrated (step S
3: Creation of envelope). Next, the mail transmission server 11 transmits the created mail to the destination server 5 of the other party (step S4: execution of JOB).

The direct mail management server 21 instructs extraction of the job result from the browser, and outputs a processing result (transmission error file) (step S5: extraction of job result).

The error mail handling server 15 acquires the processing result (transmission error file) from the browser (step S6: confirms the job status) and reports the result to the direct mail management server 21.

The direct mail management server 21 deletes the job from the browser using the result of the transmission error file (step 7: delete the job). As a result, the registration file error and the transmission file error are deleted.

[User Confirmation Function] The user confirmation function is a function for checking whether or not user registration has been performed when using this system. To use this system, it is necessary to perform user registration in advance.

[JOB registration function] The JOB registration function is a function for making a processing request for transmitting Internet direct mail from this system, and the operation can be performed by a browser on the user terminal. Prior to performing JOB registration, it is necessary to transfer the transmission address file to the system side. Also, the result at the time of JOB registration can be confirmed and a registration error file can be obtained through a browser on the user terminal.

The items that can be specified at the time of JOB registration are as follows. Subject / Subsect, destination address file, destination / To, mail text, JOB activation method, activation date / time, transmission text type, multiple jobs
Priority setting for processing, presence / absence of advertisement (PR) insertion in content.

[Transmission Address Check Function] The transmission address check function is used to check the mail address notation,
This is a check for the existence of the target domain. Check the email address notation if the email address is alphanumeric (A
-Z, Az, 0-9) and characters other than the special symbols "-" (hyphen), "#", "." (Period), "@", "_" (underbar) In this case, it is treated as “address format error”. To check for the existence of the target domain, a DNS inquiry is made in the domain part of the e-mail address (the part after the @ symbol),
If the target server does not exist, "NSlook
up Failure ”(there is no server on the domain, the server name is different, etc.).

[JOB Content Change Function] The job content change function provides a function of changing the content of a job that has not been executed (the job status is “registered”). The items that can be changed are as follows. Subject / Subje
ct, destination / To, e-mail text, priority, e-mail transmission method, JOB activation method, activation date and time, transmission text type.

[Job start function] The job start function provides a function for executing a job specifying "manual start" at the time of registration and for restarting the job.

[JOB Suspension Function] The job suspension function provides a function for temporarily suspending (stopping) a currently executing job or stopping a job waiting for execution / resumption. To cancel a running job, it is necessary to temporarily stop using this function and then delete it.

[JOB Status Confirmation Function] The JOB status confirmation function provides a function for confirming the contents of the currently registered JOB and the transmission status, and also acquires the error file for the job registration and transmission result. Do from.

[JOB Result Extraction Function] The JOB result extraction function provides a function for extracting the result to the job that has finished executing, and the extraction result is transmitted as a transmission error file through a browser on the user terminal. Make that acquisition.

[JOB Deletion Function] The JOB deletion function provides a function for deleting information on a registered JOB.
The data to be deleted include the information on the JOB expanded on the database, the registration error file, and the transmission error file.

[Administrator Providing Function] The following user management function, transmission prohibition list management function, individual transmission list management function, JOB history display function, and JOB list display function function are provided to the operator of this system. In using this administrator-provided function, access restriction by IP address and simple recognition by user name and password are performed in order to limit the system to only the administrator of the system.

[User Management Function] The user management function is a function for maintaining user information using this system, and performs registration, change, deletion, list display, and the like of user information.

[Transmission Prohibition List Management Function] The transmission prohibition list management function is a function for maintaining a server name that does not perform mail transmission, and performs registration, change, deletion, and list display of a server name that does not transmit. .

[Individual Transmission List Management Function] The individual transmission list management function is a function for maintaining the registered contents of the destination server name that performs individual transmission (only one customer e-mail address is specified for one envelope) when transmitting e-mail. Yes, register, change, delete, and list server names for individual transmission.

[JOB history display function] The job history display function is a function for displaying a list of deleted jobs.
You can check the system usage status for each user.

[JOB list display function] The JOB list display function is a function for displaying a list of currently registered JOBs and for confirming the contents of the JOBs. All the displayed JOBs are registered by the user. It is what it is.
The difference between the user function and the list display function is that the JO of all users
B can be displayed in a list.

[Screen Transition at User Terminal] Screen transition when using the Internet direct mail system will be described with reference to FIG. 4 and subsequent figures.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the user starts the browser of the user terminal 92 and inputs a URL, a user confirmation screen shown in FIG. 5 for prompting input of a user ID and a password is displayed. . When the user inputs a user ID and a password, a main menu shown in FIG.
B registration reception screen (Register), JOB change list display screen (Modify), JOB deletion list display screen (Delete), JOB stop list display screen (Susp
end), JOB result extraction list display screen (Extrac
t), each menu selection screen of JOB list display (Display) is displayed.

When the job registration reception is selected, a job registration reception screen shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. When a predetermined item is input, the job registration reception is completed.

When the user selects the job change list display screen and inputs a predetermined item to select a job to be changed, the job change is accepted. When the execution is instructed, the job change acceptance is completed.

When the user selects the job deletion list display screen, inputs predetermined items and selects the job to be deleted, job deletion is accepted, and when execution is instructed, job deletion acceptance is completed.

When the user selects the job start list display screen, inputs predetermined items and selects the job to be started, the job start is accepted, and when the job is executed, the job start acceptance is completed.

When the user selects the job stop list display screen and inputs a predetermined item to select a job to be stopped, the job stop is accepted. When the execution is instructed, the job stop acceptance is completed.

When the user selects the JOB deletion list display screen, enters a predetermined item and selects a job to be deleted, the job deletion is accepted, and when the execution is instructed, the job deletion acceptance is completed.

When the user selects the job list display screen, selects a job and instructs to display its contents, the contents of the job are displayed, and when the instruction to display the transmission status of the job is displayed, the transmission status of the job is displayed.

[Transmission Address File] The transmission address file will be described. The file format of the transmission address file is a member number consisting of up to 11 alphanumeric characters,
E-mail address consisting of up to 320 alphanumeric characters and special symbols (user name up to 64 characters, server name up to 255
Characters), name (raw) consisting of up to 6 digits of kanji, up to 6
It consists of a name consisting of digits of Kanji.

[Registration Error File / Transmission Error File] Next, the file format of the registration error file / transmission error file will be described. The file format of these files is a text format file in which each item is separated by a comma (","), and is in the following order. A membership number consisting of a maximum of one digit alphanumeric characters, a mail address consisting of a maximum of 320 digits alphanumeric characters and special symbols, and an error code consisting of a maximum of three digits. The error code indicates the reason for the error by three digits.

[Error Code] Error at the time of JOB registration
FIG. 8G shows a list of error codes of error return mail reception and mail transmission errors. As described above, an error in the e-mail format, an error at the time of JOB registration such as an e-mail address already registered in the same JOB, no corresponding mail server on the Internet, reception of an error mail return, and no response from the partner server S by
MTP connection timeout, ECONNREFUSE that cannot be connected to the SMTP port, occurrence of an IP-level error other than the above, detection of socket close from the partner after connection, occurrence of errors such as socket input / output timeout, greeting and mail flow
Detection of negative acknowledgment in m command, rcpt and da
The error at the time of error mail transmission, such as detection of a negative response, can be displayed by the ta command.

[Transition of Screen of Administrator Terminal] The transition of the screen of the administrator terminal 91 of the Internet direct mail distribution system will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 9, when the browser is started from the administrator terminal and the URL is input, an administrator confirmation screen for instructing the input of the administrator user ID and the password is displayed. When the user ID and password for the administrator are input on this screen, the user management (USER INFO) and the registration job shown in FIG.
List (JOB RIST), JOB history display (HIST)
ARY), individual transmission list management (EACH SEN)
D), an administrator menu screen for selecting each screen of unsent list management (NOT SEND) is displayed.

On the administrator menu screen (FIG. 10),
When the user management (USER INFO) screen is selected,
As shown in FIG. 11, a list of user IDs is displayed, and after a specific user is selected, user registration reception, user change reception, user deletion reception, or user information display When one of them is selected and execution of each process is instructed, the processes of user registration, user change, user deletion, and display of user information are executed, and completion of each process is displayed.

When a registered job list is selected, the contents of the job are displayed as shown in FIG.

When the job history display is selected, a list of target jobs is displayed as shown in FIG. 13, and the target job is displayed.
When is selected, the contents of the job are displayed.

When individual transmission list management is selected, FIG.
As shown in, server name registration reception, server name change list,
A selection screen for a server name deletion list and a server name list is displayed. When any of the screens is selected, the corresponding processing is executed, and a message indicating that each processing is completed is displayed.

When the unsent list management is selected, as shown in FIG. 15, a screen for selecting a server name registration reception, a server name change list, a server name deletion list, and a server name list is displayed. Then, after executing the processing, the completion of each processing is displayed.

[0089]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the cached DNS information can be utilized and the mail transmission destination address and the contents can be cached in the mail transmission server, the direct mail can be transmitted via the Internet. In addition to being able to quickly deliver to an extremely large number of customers, in the course of e-mail transmission, when an error e-mail occurs during registration, transmission, or after transmission, the error results are automatically classified and handled as a database. Can change the appropriate settings, correct the destination address, and effectively deliver direct mail.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of an Internet direct distribution system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a format of an outgoing mail transmitted in the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of a direct mail transmission process according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a transition of a display screen on a user terminal.

FIG. 5 is an initial screen of a user terminal.

FIG. 6 is a main menu screen of the user terminal.

FIG. 7 is a registration job screen.

FIG. 8 is a list of error codes.

FIG. 9 is a view for explaining transition of a display screen in the administrator terminal.

FIG. 10 is a main menu screen of the administrator terminal.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a user registration process.

FIG. 12 is a view for explaining a registered job list process;

FIG. 13 is a view for explaining job history display processing.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an individual transmission list management process.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an unsent list management process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 direct mail transmission device 11 mail transmission server 15 error mail correspondence server 17 domain name service server 21 direct mail management server 23 database server 25 content database 27 destination address database 28 error database 29 statistical information database 31 hub 33 router 35 DSU 5 transmission Source server 55 Customer terminal 7 Internet 91 Administrator terminal 92 User terminal 93 Source server 94 Contact person terminal

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Kinyuki Yoshida 4-15-1, Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo Japan Airlines Inside Tamachi Building JAL Infotech Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kayoko Takara 4-5-1-1, Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo No. Japan Airlines Tamachi Building JAL Infotech Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshihito Takahashi 4-15-1, Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo Japan Airlines Tamachi Building Jal Infotech Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 5K030 GA17 HA08 HC01 JT03 KA04 KA06 KA13 LD11 MB18

Claims (14)

[Claims] A direct mail source and a destination server to which direct mail is transmitted are connected via the Internet, and an envelope composed of a destination address and content requested by a user is distributed to the destination server. A direct mail transmitting device that constitutes the Internet direct mail distribution system described above, wherein the direct mail transmitting device receives at least one direct mail management server that manages the direct mail transmitting device, and receives a transmission instruction from the direct mail management server. A plurality of mail transmission servers for creating an envelope composed of a transmission destination address and content and transmitting the envelope to the corresponding transmission destination server, at least one error mail response server for receiving a transmission result, a content database and a transmission destination address data; At least one database server that manages the base and the error address database,
A direct mail transmitting device, comprising: a content database including mail contents; a destination address database for specifying a destination; and an error address database including transmission results. 2. The direct mail transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the destination address database has a function of always caching the latest DNS (domain name service) data. 3. When the mail transmission server creates an envelope composed of a content and a transmission destination address,
2. The direct mail transmission device according to claim 1, further comprising a function of caching the same content in the mail transmission server. 4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the direct mail management server integrally manages the plurality of mail transmission servers.
A direct mail transmission device according to item 1. 5. The direct mail transmitting device according to claim 1, wherein the direct mail management server integrally manages a plurality of error mail correspondence servers. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of direct mail management servers are provided, the management functions are separated and shared according to the processing amount, and the management target is centrally managed for each management function. Direct mail transmission device. 7. When writing a transmission address in an envelope, the mail transmission server can arbitrarily designate whether to write a single destination address or a plurality of destination addresses by setting from a direct mail management server. 2. The direct mail transmitting device according to claim 1, wherein: 8. An individual delivery in which only one address is set in one envelope for an arbitrary address and a domain name, and a transmission method can be changed corresponding to a destination address and a destination server. 2. The direct mail transmitting device according to 1. 9. The direct mail transmitting device according to claim 1, wherein the destination address database is modified based on the error mail information received by the error mail handling server. 10. The direct mail transmission according to claim 1, wherein double registration of the destination address stored in the destination address database is prohibited at the time of direct mail transmission JOB registration, and an error is extracted at the time of registration. apparatus. 11. If the DNS information of the destination address stored in the destination address database is not cached in the database or has already been changed, the DNS information of the corresponding address is transmitted via the DNS server. 11. The direct mail transmitting device according to claim 10, wherein an address of a destination server is obtained. 12. The direct mail transmitting apparatus according to claim 11, wherein when the address of the transmission destination server cannot be obtained, an error is reported to the direct mail management server. 13. The direct mail transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the direct mail management server has a function of checking a format of a mail address. 14. The direct mail transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein data for stopping transmission is also stored in a transmission destination address database, and transmission to an arbitrary address is stopped during transmission.