System and method for verifying delivery and integrity of electronic messages

A method of transmitting a message from a sender to a recipient through a server displaced from the recipient, the steps at the server comprising:

• receiving the message at the server from the sender;
• transmitting the message to the recipient;
• receiving at the server at least a portion of a data transport protocol dialog generated during transmission of the message from the server to the recipient;
• and
• receiving at the server from the a server of recipient an indication of the success or failure to deliver the message to the recipient;
• forming at the server a first information from the at least a portion of the data transport protocol dialog and the indication of the success or failure to deliver the message by the recipient;
• and
• transmitting, before any authentication of the message, a copy of the first information to the sender from the server.

A system for transmitting a message through an electronic message system from an originating processor to a recipient processor and providing proof of receipt of the message by the recipient process, comprising:

• a server displaced from the originating processor and the recipient processor, the server capable of being configured by software commands to:
• receive a message from the originating processor and to transmit the message to the recipient processor,
• receive an indication of success or failure to deliver the message to the recipient processor and at least a portion of a data transport protocol dialog generated by the electronic message system during transmission of the message from the server to the recipient processor, and
• generate a first information from the at least a portion of the data transport protocol dialog generated by the electronic message system during transmission of the message from the server to the recipient processor.

A method of transmitting a message from a sender to a recipient through a server displaced from the recipient, the steps at the server comprising:

• receiving the message at the server from the sender;
• transmitting the message to the recipient;
• receiving at the server from the recipient a first information including an indication of the success or failure to deliver the message by the recipient and at least a portion of a data transport protocol dialog generated during transmission of the message from the server to the recipient;
• and
• storing a representation of the first information received by the server from the recipient in a memory, before any authentication of the message.