High volume electronic mail processing systems and methods
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting electronic data messages comprising the steps of:
- generating a plurality of lists of mailing addresses, each of said lists containing a portion of a primary mailing list;
transmitting separate ones of the plurality of lists or groups of the plurality of lists to a plurality of electronic mail transmission servers; and
transmitting an electronic mail message with the electronic mail transmission servers to addressees contained in the lists sent to the electronic mail transmission servers.
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Abstract
High volume electronic mail messaging transfer systems and methods employ several groups of servers in order to more efficiently handle processing and transmission of messages to large numbers of recipients. A first group of servers designated as the A servers in the preferred exemplary embodiment provide storage for databases containing various electronic mail lists. These servers also preferably contain the majority of software which is used in manipulation and processing of messages for transmission to the recipients identified on the lists. A second class or group of servers referred to as the B servers is preferably employed under the control of the A servers. It is the B servers which actually perform mass delivery of the electronic mail messages. In a further preferred exemplary embodiment, yet another group of servers known as the C servers is used to collect bounced electronic mail messages and to provide this information to the A servers.
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1. A method for transmitting electronic data messages comprising the steps of:
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generating a plurality of lists of mailing addresses, each of said lists containing a portion of a primary mailing list;
transmitting separate ones of the plurality of lists or groups of the plurality of lists to a plurality of electronic mail transmission servers; and
transmitting an electronic mail message with the electronic mail transmission servers to addressees contained in the lists sent to the electronic mail transmission servers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19, 20)
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11. A system for transmitting electronic data messages comprising:
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a means for generating a plurality of lists of mailing addresses, each of said lists containing a portion of a primary mailing list;
a means for transmitting separate ones of the plurality of lists or groups of the plurality of lists to a plurality of electronic mail transmission servers; and
electronic mail transmission server means for transmitting an electronic mail message to addressees contained in the lists sent to the electronic mail transmission servers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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