System and method for deterring rogue users from attacking protected legitimate users

A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer readable program code functions embedded in said medium for causing a computer to protect a plurality of devices within a communications system from receiving unsolicited electronic messages from a rogue source, comprising:

• a first computer readable program code function that causes the computer to initiate an electronic session with the rogue source;
• a second computer readable program code function that causes the computer to send to the rogue source one or more commands to register an opt-out request;
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• a third computer readable program code function that causes the computer to send a registry compliance tool that enables the execution of commands to remove a protected electronic address from an electronic mailing list residing at the rouge source.

A system for protecting a plurality of communications devices from receiving unsolicited electronic messages from a rogue source, comprising:

• a compliance registry populated with a plurality of electronic addresses for receiving an electronic message at corresponding communications devices;
• detecting means for detecting transmission of an unsolicited electronic message toward at least one of the plurality of communications devices;
• an operations center for detecting a source of the unsolicited electronic message and evaluating a threat level associated with the source;
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• a sequence of commands that, when executed, controls the operations or functions of one or more of the plurality of communications devices to initiate a plurality of electronic sessions with the source to register a plurality of opt-out requests, when the source is associated with predetermined threat level.

A method of protecting a plurality of communications devices from receiving unsolicited electronic messages from a rogue source, the method comprising:

• populating a compliance registry with a plurality of electronic addresses, said electronic addresses adapted to receive an electronic message at the plurality of communications devices corresponding to the plurality of electronic addresses;
• detecting transmission of an unsolicited electronic message toward at least one of the plurality of communications devices;
• evaluating a threat level associated with a source of the unsolicited electronic message;
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• forwarding, to one or more of the plurality of communications devices, a sequence of commands that, when executed, controls the operations or functions of the one or more communications devices to initiate a plurality of electronic sessions between the source and the one or more communications devices to thereby register a plurality of opt-out requests, when the source is associated with a predetermined threat level.