Email management system
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a plurality of email clients;
a server configured to;
receive an email message from a sender, wherein the email message comprises a destination address of one of the plurality of email clients;
determine if the email message comprises a valid authorization code; and
if the email message comprises a valid authorization code, provide the email message to the email client indicated by the destination address of the email message, and if the email message does not comprise a valid authentication code, not provide the email message to the email client indicated by the destination address of the email message.
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Abstract
An email system for controlling unsolicited email may include a server to manage email messages. The server may be configured to receive an email message from a sender. The email message may include a destination address of an email client and may include a code. If the included code is not a valid authorization code, the email server may not provide the email message to the email client. A request code for requesting an authorization code may be provided to the sender. If the email server receives an email message including the request code from the email sender, the email server may provide a portion of the email message to the email client for determining whether or not to provide an authorization code to the email sender.
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45 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a plurality of email clients;
a server configured to;
receive an email message from a sender, wherein the email message comprises a destination address of one of the plurality of email clients;
determine if the email message comprises a valid authorization code; and
if the email message comprises a valid authorization code, provide the email message to the email client indicated by the destination address of the email message, and if the email message does not comprise a valid authentication code, not provide the email message to the email client indicated by the destination address of the email message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. The system as recited in claim 11, further comprising a database, wherein the database is configured to store one or more destination addresses and one or more authorization codes for each destination address, and wherein, to determine if the authorization code is a valid authorization code, the server is further configured to:
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locate a destination address of the email message within the database; and
compare the one or more authorization codes corresponding to the destination address with the authorization code of the email message. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A device, comprising:
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a processor;
a memory operable to store program instructions, wherein the program instructions are executable by the processor to;
receive an email message from a sender, wherein the email message comprises a destination address corresponding to an email client;
determine if the email message comprises a valid authorization code; and
if the email message does not comprise a valid authorization code, not provide the message to the email client. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method comprising:
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receiving an email message from a sender, wherein the email message comprises a destination address corresponding to an email client;
determining if the email message comprises a valid authorization code; and
if the email message does not comprise a valid authorization code, preventing the email message from reaching the email client indicated by the destination address of the email message. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An article of manufacture comprising program instructions executable to implement:
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receiving an email message from a sender, wherein the email message comprises a destination address corresponding to an email client;
determining if the email message comprises a valid authorization code; and
if the email message does not comprise a valid authorization code, preventing the email message from reaching the email client indicated by the destination address of the email message. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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