Unsolicited commercial e-mail rejection setting method and e-mail apparatus using the same
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorToshiyuki Sakonsaku
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Abstract
An unsolicited commercial e-mail rejection setting method of this invention includes the steps of comparing an e-mail address of incoming e-mail with e-mail addresses stored in storage means, and setting e-mail rejection with respect to the e-mail address of the incoming e-mail if the e-mail address of the incoming e-mail coincides with none of the e-mail addresses stored in the storage means. In this unsolicited commercial e-mail rejection setting method, e-mail rejection setting can be made after a user is asked whether he/she sets e-mail rejection with respect to incoming e-mail.
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An unsolicited commercial e-mail rejection setting method comprising the steps of comparing an e-mail address of incoming e-mail with e-mail addresses stored in storage means, and setting e-mail rejection with respect to the e-mail address of the incoming e-mail if the e-mail address of the incoming e-mail coincides with none of the e-mail addresses stored in the storage means.
An unsolicited commercial e-mail rejection setting method comprising the steps of comparing an e-mail address of incoming e-mail with e-mail addresses stored in storage means, asking a user whether to set e-mail rejection with respect to the e-mail address of the incoming e-mail if the e-mail address of the incoming e-mail coincides with none of the e-mail addresses stored in the storage means, and setting e-mail rejection if the user answers that e-mail rejection is set.
An e-mail apparatus comprising comparing means for comparing an e-mail address of incoming e-mail with e-mail addresses stored in storage means, and control means for asking a user whether to set e-mail rejection with respect to the e-mail address of the incoming e-mail if the e-mail address of the incoming e-mail coincides with none of the e-mail addresses stored in the storage means, and setting e-mail rejection if the user answers that e-mail rejection is set.
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