Method and apparatus for enabling authentication of e-mail messages

Apparatus for processing e-mail messages, each intended for a recipient, the apparatus comprising:

• means for establishing a message code as a recipient-specific code uniquely associated with a recipient prior to creating an e-mail message;
• means for creating an e-mail message with the message code logically connected therewith by a sender, the message code being associated with the e-mail message and specific to the recipient;
• and
• means for sending the e-mail message to the recipient, wherein, the message code is disposed to serve as an authenticity indicator for the e-mail message.

A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a medium with a computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code for execution by an instruction execution platform to implement a method for enabling processing of e-mail messages, each intended for a recipient, the method comprising:

• establishing a message code as a recipient-specific code uniquely associated with a recipient prior to creating an e-mail message;
• creating an e-mail message with the message code logically connected therewith by a sender, the message code being associated with the e-mail message and specific to the recipient;
• and
• sending the e-mail message to the recipient, wherein, the message code is disposed to serve as an authenticity indicator for the e-mail message.