System and method for creating and managing forwarding email address
First Claim
1. During an Internet session where a user is viewing a web page that includes a prompt for an email address, a method of creating and forwarding an email forwarding address to said user comprising the steps of:
- creating and storing an email forwarding address for the user that is automatically associated with said web page, said email forwarding address re-directing email addressed thereto to a target email address associated with said user; and
sending said email forwarding address to said user to enable said user to use said email forwarding address to satisfy the email address prompt.
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Abstract
A system and method of creating an email forwarding address during an Internet session where a user is viewing a web page that includes a prompt for an email address includes creating and storing an email forwarding address for the user that is automatically associated with the web page. The email forwarding address re-directs email addressed thereto to a target email address associated with the user. The email forwarding address is sent to the user to enable the user to use the email forwarding address to satisfy the email address prompt.
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44 Claims
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1. During an Internet session where a user is viewing a web page that includes a prompt for an email address, a method of creating and forwarding an email forwarding address to said user comprising the steps of:
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creating and storing an email forwarding address for the user that is automatically associated with said web page, said email forwarding address re-directing email addressed thereto to a target email address associated with said user; and
sending said email forwarding address to said user to enable said user to use said email forwarding address to satisfy the email address prompt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for creating and forwarding email forwarding addresses comprising:
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a web server communicating with client computer systems over Internet connections, said web server receiving requests from said client computer systems generated by users of said client computer systems who during Internet sessions view web pages that include prompts for email addresses; and
a database server creating and storing email forwarding addresses for the users that are automatically associated with said web pages in response to requests received by said web server, said email forwarding addresses re-directing email addressed thereto to target email addresses associated with said users, said database server conveying created email forwarding addresses to said web server, said web server sending said email forwarding addresses to said users to enable said users to use said email forwarding addresses to satisfy the email address prompts. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39)
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14. A method of forwarding a received email addressed to an email forwarding address to an associated target email address comprising the steps of:
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upon receipt of an email from a sender, determining the target email address associated with the email forwarding address of said email;
composing a forwarding email that is addressed to said target email address and that includes a reply address, said reply address including information identifying the email forwarding address and validation data; and
sending the forwarding email to said target email address.
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26. A system for forwarding received email addressed to email forwarding addresses to associated target email addresses comprising:
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a mail server receiving email directed to said email forwarding addresses;
a database server in communication with said mail server, said database server determining the target email addresses associated with email forwarding addresses identified in email received by said mail server and conveying said target email addresses to said mail server, wherein said mail server in response to received target email addresses composes and sends forwarding email addressed to said target email addresses, each said forwarding email including a reply address, said reply address including information identifying the email forwarding address and validation data.
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38. A system for forwarding a received email addressed to an email forwarding address to an associated target email address comprising:
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means for determining the target email address associated with the email forwarding address of said email upon receipt of an email from a sender;
means for composing a forwarding email that is addressed to said target email address and that includes an encoded reply address, said encoded reply address including information identifying the email forwarding address and validation data; and
means for sending the forwarding email to said target email address.
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40. In an email system, a method of handling received email message directed to invalid email addresses comprising the steps of:
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disregarding received email directed to invalid email addresses; and
returning status messages to senders indicating that the emails were accepted for delivery. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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42. A method of monitoring spam comprising the steps of:
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assigning email forwarding addresses to users to enable users to convey email forwarding address to email contacts so that emails sent to users by said email contacts are directed to said email forwarding addresses;
forwarding emails directed to the email forwarding addresses to the users associated therewith; and
maintaining a record of email forwarding addresses that have been cancelled by users due to receipt of unsolicited email directed to said email forwarding addresses. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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Specification