System and method for providing business continuity through secure e-mail
AssigneeAcXess Inc.
InventorsHelge Solberg, Thomas John Elowson, Raymond Francis Leitz, Russell Scott Naples
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Abstract
A method for processing electronic communications is described. The method includes receiving electronic communications from a plurality of sources and processing the communications for delivery to intended addressees. The processing includes ensuring validity of sender, verifying operation of exchange mailbox corresponding to said addressee and routing the communication along a particular path based on the validation and verification.
Claims12
A computer implemented method of ensuring delivery of electronic messages during periods of business disruption from unexpected disasters, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving electronic messages from a plurality of sources;
- and
- processing each of the received messages for delivery to intended addressees, wherein the processing comprises:
- validating a domain of a sender of a received message by comparing the domain with a pre-stored list of domains;
- verifying an address of an intended addressee;
- and
- determining at least one of the validation and verification is not satisfied and storing the received message in a message queue for further processing, wherein said further processing comprises:
- monitoring updates to the pre-stored domain list;
- subjecting the sender domain of a message in the queue to a further validation process at a pre-determined frequency by comparing the sender domain with the updated domain list if an age of the message does not exceed a specified time threshold;
- and
- discarding the message from the message queue if the age of the message exceeds the specified time threshold.
A computer implemented method of ensuring delivery of electronic messages during periods of business disruption from unexpected disasters, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving electronic messages from a plurality of sources;
- and
- processing each of the received messages for delivery to intended addressees, wherein the processing comprises:
- validating a domain of a sender of a received message by comparing the domain with a pre-stored list of domains;
- if the validation is not satisfied, storing the received message in a message queue for further processing;
- if the validation is satisfied, verifying an address of an intended addressee of the received message by determining whether the intended addressee is authorized to receive messages during a period of business disruption;
- if the address is not verified, storing the received message in the message queue for further processing;
- if the address is verified, delivering the message to the intended recipient;
- wherein said further processing comprises:
- determining whether the age of a message in the queue exceeds a specified time threshold;
- if the age exceeds the specified time threshold, discarding the message from the message queue;
- if the age does not exceed the specified time threshold:
- subjecting the sender domain of a message in the queue to a further validation process at a pre-determined frequency by comparing the sender domain with an updated domain list;
- subjecting the address of the intended addressee of the message in the queue to a further verification process upon satisfaction of the further validation process;
- and
- delivering the message to the intended recipient upon satisfaction of the further verification process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.