Actionable quarantine summary

A method of notifying a computer user of incoming electronic messages blocked from reaching a destination server associated with the user's computer and stored in a quarantine server and database separate from the destination server, the method comprising:

• a. providing message data to the user, the message data having information regarding incoming messages blocked from reaching the destination server and stored in the quarantine server and database;
• b. providing user interface data selectable by the user to manage the handling of incoming messages;
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• c. providing action logic associated with the user interface data and configured to execute the selections made by the user by sending commands from the user's computer to the quarantine server and database via a computer network.

A method of managing incoming electronic messages blocked from reaching a destination server associated with a user's computer and stored in a quarantine server and database separate from the destination server, the method comprising:

• a. viewing message data provided in a notification message to the user, the message data having information regarding incoming messages blocked from reaching the destination server and stored in the quarantine server and database;
• b. selecting, by the user, user interface data provided in the notification message in order to manage the handling of incoming messages;
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• c. sending commands from the user's computer to the quarantine server and database via a computer network in response to the selecting made by the user, the commands executing the user's selections.

A system for managing the quarantining of incoming electronic messages, the system comprising:

• a. an electronic message processing service configured to intercept messages sent from sending servers to destination servers, and to identify one or more of the messages as unwanted by a user;
• b. a quarantine server and database configured to receive and store the one or more messages identified as unwanted by the electronic message processing service;
• c. a user profile database configured to store a user profile providing parameters to the processing service for intercepting the messages and providing parameters to the quarantine server and database for managing the one or more messages stored;
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• d. a notification server associated with the quarantine server and database and with the user profile database, and configured to generate a notification message based on the one or more stored messages and to transmit the notification message to the user based on the parameters in the user profile, the notification message comprising:
• message data having information regarding one or more stored messages,
• user interface data selectable by the user to manage the handling of incoming messages, and
• action logic associated with the user interface data and configured to execute the selections made by the user by sending commands from the user's computer to the quarantine server and database or to the user profile database via a computer network.

A method for managing the quarantining of incoming electronic messages, the method comprising:

• a. intercepting electronic messages sent from sending servers to destination servers;
• b. identifying one or more of the messages as unwanted by a user;
• c. storing the one or more messages identified as unwanted;
• d. generating a notification message having information regarding handling incoming messages;
• e. transmitting the notification message to the user;
• f. viewing message data provided in the notification message, the message data having information regarding the stored one or more identified messages;
• g. selecting, by the user, user interface data provided in the notification message in order to manage the handling of incoming messages;
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• h. sending commands from the user's computer via a computer network in response to the selecting made by the user, the commands executing the user's selections.