Method and system for restricting automatic out-of-office email response to configured zone
AssigneeSiemens Communications, Inc.
InventorsJohn Vuong, Sarah Korah
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Abstract
A method for restricting an automatic out-of-office email response to a configured zone includes steps as follows. At least one domain name is specified for receiving the automatic out-of-office email response. An email is received from an email account. It is verified whether the email originates from one of the at least one domain name. When the verification is successful, the automatic out-of-office email response is sent to the email account.
Claims19
A method for restricting an automatic out-of-office email response to a configured zone, comprising steps of:
- specifying at least one domain name for receiving the automatic out-of-office email response;
- receiving an email from an email account;
- verifying whether the email originates from one of the at least one domain name;
- and
- sending, when the verification is successful, the automatic out-of-office email response to the email account.
A system for restricting an automatic out-of-office email response to a configured zone, comprising:
- means for specifying at least one domain name for receiving the automatic out-of-office email response;
- means for receiving an email from an email account;
- means for verifying whether the email originates from one of the at least one domain name;
- and
- means for sending, when the verification is successful, the automatic out-of-office email response to the email account.
An email system, comprising:
- a sender email server coupled to a sender email client application;
- and
- a recipient email server coupled to a recipient email client application,
- wherein the email system is configured to implement a method for restricting an automatic out-of-office email response to a configured zone, the method comprising steps of:
- specifying at least one domain name for receiving the automatic out-of-office email response;
- receiving, by the recipient email client application, an email from the sender email client application;
- verifying whether the email originates from one of the at least one domain name;
- and
- sending, when the verification is successful, the automatic out-of-office email response to the sender email client application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.