Message processor
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1. A method for processing a message, the method comprising:
- identifying at least one message recipient, associating the at least one recipient with at least two processing levels, the at least two processing levels including at least one processing rule, associating at least one message attribute with the message, and, processing the message based on applying the at least one message attribute to the at least one processing rule in the at least two processing levels.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for processing a message, the methods and systems including providing a first level of message processing rules, providing at least one second level of message processing rules, determining at least one message attribute associated with the message, and based on the determined message attribute(s), the first level of message processing rules, and the at least one second level of message processing rules, processing the message based on one or more preferences associated with a trusted message, a blocked message, or an unknown message. The preferences can be associated with the first level and/or the second level(s).
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1. A method for processing a message, the method comprising:
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identifying at least one message recipient, associating the at least one recipient with at least two processing levels, the at least two processing levels including at least one processing rule, associating at least one message attribute with the message, and, processing the message based on applying the at least one message attribute to the at least one processing rule in the at least two processing levels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for processing a message, the method comprising:
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associating a first recipient with at least one message attribute, where the first recipient and the at least one message attribute are further associated with a trusted status or a blocked status, associating at least one second recipient with at least one message attribute, where the at least one second recipient and the at least one message attribute are further associated with a trusted status or a blocked status, determining at least one message attribute associated with the message, and, comparing at least one of the determined at least one message attribute to;
the at least one message -attribute associated with the first recipient, and, the at least one message attribute associated with the at least one second recipient, and, processing the message based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for processing a message, the method comprising:
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associating attributes with the message, based on processing rules of at least two processing levels and the message attributes, classifying the message as one of;
trusted, blocked, and unknown, and,based on the classification, performing at least one of;
relaying the message to a recipient, detaining the message, and deleting the message. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for processing a message, the method comprising:
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providing a first level of message processing rules, providing at least one second level of message processing rules, determining at least one message attribute associated with the message, based on the determined at least one message attribute, the first level of message processing rules, and the at least one second level of message processing rules, processing the message based on at least one preference associated with a trusted message, a blocked message, or and unknown message. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method of processing a message, the method comprising:
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receiving the message via a message protocol, associating the message with a source, based on at least one of the source, the message content, and at least one preference of at least one message recipient, providing an error condition in accordance with the message protocol, the error condition indicating that the message recipient is not valid. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A method of processing a message, the method comprising:
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associating at least one of the message content and the message source with a sender identity, where the sender identity is associated with at least one of a system user and a user in a system domain, based on at least one first preference of at least one recipient, authenticating the sender identity, and, based on at least one second preference of the at least one recipient, processing the message. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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