Electronic mail system and method
AssigneeThe Go Daddy Group, Inc.
InventorsBrad Owen, Jason Steiner
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Abstract
Systems and methods of the present invention allow a Sender of an email message to log email message attributes in an email database. An email filter located between the Sender and a Recipient of the email message may access the database and verify if the email message truly originated from the Sender. The email filter may route the email message based on the status of the email message attributes stored at the email database. Such routing includes delivering the email message to the Recipient, delivering the message to a Quarantine Mailbox, or deleting the message.
Claims20
An electronic mail system, comprising:
- a) a Sender, having an ability to send an email message,
- b) an Email Database, wherein said Sender having an ability to store an email message attribute for said email message in said Email Database,
- c) a Recipient, having an ability to receive said email message, and
- d) an Email Filter, having an ability to intercept said email message sent from said Sender to said Recipient, having an ability to obtain a status of said email message attribute from said Email Database, and having an ability to route said email message based on said status.
A method, comprising the steps of:
- a) sending an email message and logging an email message attribute for said email message to an Email Database,
- b) receiving said email message,
- c) sending a request to a Server providing said email message attribute,
- d) said Server obtaining a status of said email message attribute from said Email Database,
- e) receiving a response from said Server indicating said status, and
- f) routing said email message based on said status.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.