US 7,627,633 B2 · Proxy email method and system

Abstract

A system and method of proxy (60) domain name registration permits a would-be domain name registrant anonymity. A registrar (24) affords customers (20) the opportunity to use the proxy registration. If the customer seeking registration of a domain name requests, the registrar obtains contact information needed for registration from a proxy entity established for this purpose. The registrar completes the registration of the domain name with the appropriate registry (22) (i.e. “.com, .net” etc.). The contact information published in WHOIS (27) is that of proxy entity. Contractually the customer is afforded control over the domain name. Emails intended for the customer are received by the proxy entity who may filter them if the customer requests. Emails sent by the customer are sent to the proxy entity who in turn send them to the indicated addressee.

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Dependent claims

A proxy email computer installation including:

(a) a database in computer memory associating a customer's identification, a customer's actual email address and a customer's proxy email address;
(b) an email server having an ability to receive a first email message at the customer's proxy email address;
(c) computer executable code on a computer usable storage medium or media providing:
(i) first programming to retrieve a customer's actual email address from the database upon receipt of the first email message to the customer's proxy email address;
(ii) second programming to forward a second email message to the customer's actual email address, wherein the second email message is formed from the first email message;
and
(d) a connection to a communication link forwarding the second email message to the customer's actual email addresses.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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