An e-mail sending/receiving system is furnished with a host computer having a storage section for storing mails, a first control device for extracting the mails to be sent to a terminal in accordance with priorities assigned to the mails. Thus, the user can receive mails with higher priorities, such...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US6189027?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6189027 - E-mail sending/receiving system, e-mail sending /receiving method and recording medium having recorded the method