Pre-send evaluation of E-mail communications
First Claim
1. A method for alerting a user to information associated with sending of an e-mail message, comprising:
- receiving at a server an e-mail compose event causing the server to evaluate the e-mail message, wherein the server determines whether at least one recipient is restricted from receiving message content included in a body of the e-mail message;
obtaining information from at least one information source in order to evaluate the e-mail message;
based on the obtained information and the message content, validating the message content;
in response to validating the message content, determining whether user attention is required; and
if user attention is required, sending a response from the server to a client device regarding the e-mail message and generating a notification to the user indicating the at least one recipient of the e-mail message is not authorized to receive the message content included in the body of the e-mail message.
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Abstract
A system for identifying attributes associated with content of an e-mail message and alerting a user includes a client device programmed to allow a user to create an e-mail message including at least one recipient and a message content, a server programmed to check an attribute of the e-mail message, and to send the e-mail message, and one or more information stores in communication with the server, the information stores including information about the e-mail message. The server is programmed to query the information stores to obtain information about the e-mail message as the message is being composed by the user, and the server sends a mail tip to the client regarding the e-mail message. The client is programmed to provide the mail tip to the user, the mail tip being formatted and positioned by the client so that it is integrated within a header section of the e-mail message.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for alerting a user to information associated with sending of an e-mail message, comprising:
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receiving at a server an e-mail compose event causing the server to evaluate the e-mail message, wherein the server determines whether at least one recipient is restricted from receiving message content included in a body of the e-mail message; obtaining information from at least one information source in order to evaluate the e-mail message; based on the obtained information and the message content, validating the message content; in response to validating the message content, determining whether user attention is required; and if user attention is required, sending a response from the server to a client device regarding the e-mail message and generating a notification to the user indicating the at least one recipient of the e-mail message is not authorized to receive the message content included in the body of the e-mail message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computing device for alerting a user to information associated with sending of an e-mail message, comprising:
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a memory for storing executable program code; and a processor, functionally coupled to the memory, the processor being responsive to computer-executable instructions contained in the program code and operative to; receive at a server an e-mail compose event causing the server to evaluate the e-mail message, wherein the server determines whether at least one recipient is restricted from receiving message content included in a body of the e-mail message; obtain information from at least one information source in order to evaluate the e-mail message; based on the obtained information and the message content, validate the message content; in response to validating the message content, determine whether user attention is required; and if user attention is required, send a response from the server to the computing device regarding the e-mail message and generate a notification to the user indicating the at least one recipient of the e-mail message is not authorized to receive the message content included in the body of the e-mail message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable storage media storing computer executable instructions which, when executed by a computing device, will cause the computing device to perform a method of alerting a user to information associated with sending of an e-mail message, the method comprising:
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receiving at a server an e-mail compose event causing the server to evaluate the e-mail message, wherein the server determines whether at least one recipient is restricted from receiving message content included in a body of the e-mail message; obtaining information from at least one information source in order to evaluate the e-mail message; based on the obtained information and the message content, validating the message content; in response to validating the message content, determining whether user attention is required; if user attention is required, sending a response to the computing device from the server regarding the e-mail message and generating a notification to the user indicating the at least one recipient of the e-mail message is not authorized to receive the message content included in the body of the e-mail message. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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