Electronic message and data tracking system

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium tangibly embodying a set of instructions executable by one or more processors of one or more computer systems to perform a method for facilitating user feedback and submission of information regarding electronic mail (email) messages, the method comprising:

• identifying, by a linking object insertion routine, an email message as a candidate for user feedback based on the email message having been previously classified as spam by a real-time email spam scanning routine associated with a commercial anti-spam service;
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• facilitating, by the linking object insertion routine, user submission of the user feedback regarding the email message to the commercial anti-spam service by embedding a linking object within the email message, wherein the linking object is configured to automate communication of one or more digital signatures of the email message generated by the real-time email spam scanning routine to the commercial anti-spam service by performing out-of-band signaling with the commercial anti-spam service.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium tangibly embodying a set of instructions executable by one or more processors of one or more computer systems to perform a method for facilitating user feedback and submission of information regarding electronic mail (email) messages, the method comprising:

• identifying, by a linking object insertion routine, an email message as a candidate for user feedback based on the email message having been previously classified as virus-infected by a real-time email anti-virus scanning routine associated with a commercial anti-virus service;
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• facilitating, by the linking object insertion routine, user submission of the user feedback regarding the email message to the commercial anti-virus service by embedding a linking object within the email message, wherein the linking object is configured to automate communication of one or more digital signatures of the email message generated by the real-time email anti-virus scanning routine to the commercial anti-virus service by performing out-of-band signaling with the commercial anti-virus service.