Abstract: The invention relates to a method of processing a multimedia message sent by a telecommunications terminal of one party to a telecommunications terminal of a recipient, said message containing at least one identification element for the terminal and at least one audio or video multimedia object. The method comprises the following steps: extracting said multimedia message from said audio or video object; storing said object in multimedia object storage means; creating a location address of the storage location of said audio or video object in said multimedia object storage means; and inserting said location address in the multimedia message instead of said audio or video object to constitute a substitute multimedia message. The invention also relates to a multimedia message processing system.

Abstract: A method of submitting a message (MSG) to a telecommunications terminal (3) of a destination user, which message has been deposited by a sender user in an in-box (4) hosted by a messaging server (1), with submission taking place via a telecommunications network (2), and the method consisting at least in: transmitting the message (MSG) from the destination user's in-box (4) to a multimedia messaging server (MMSC); and transmitting a multimedia message (MMS) from the multimedia messaging server (MMSC) to the terminal (3) of said destination user, the multimedia message containing at least said deposited message, thereby enabling said destination user to have the deposited message directly available on said user's own communications terminal.