Ryan McFarland

I was thinking that it would be great if my email client would pop up a dialog window if i tried to send an email without an attachment when that message had the word “attachment” or “attached.”  I’m usually pretty good about making sure i attach whatever i intend to but on a few occasions i have forgotten.  It turns out i’m not the first to have the idea.  In fact, someone else even patented it in 2001.  I’ll have to assume that the only reason that all the email programs that i have used are lacking this because the patent holder is rejecting offers to use the service while just waiting until all email users are driven near insanity by emailing people back with the “I don’t see an attachment” message.  Read the patent of 6970908.