E-mail messaging system
First Claim
1. A method for providing e-mail communication, comprising the steps of:
- generating an e-mail user interface on a display device, the e-mail user interface implementing e-mail messaging for a root e-mail address, the root e-mail address including a domain name and a username;
upon receiving a request from a user, generating a first suffix e-mail address and creating a first directory on the e-mail user interface for the first suffix e-mail address, the first suffix e-mail address including the domain name, the username, and a first suffix name; and
upon receiving an e-mail message having a destination address including the domain name and username, storing the e-mail message in the first directory if the destination address includes the first suffix.
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Abstract
A method for providing e-mail communication is provided in which an e-mail user interface is generated on a display device. The e-mail user interface implements e-mail messaging for a root e-mail address that includes a domain name and a username. Upon receiving a request from a user, the method generates a first suffix e-mail address, and creates a first directory on the e-mail user interface for the first suffix e-mail address. The first suffix e-mail address includes the domain name, the username, and a first suffix name. Upon receiving an e-mail message having a destination address including the domain name and the username, the method stores the e-mail message in the first directory if the destination address includes the first suffix. In accordance with further aspects of this embodiment, a plurality of suffix e-mail addresses can be created, each having a corresponding directory on the e-mail user interface.
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74 Claims
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1. A method for providing e-mail communication, comprising the steps of:
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generating an e-mail user interface on a display device, the e-mail user interface implementing e-mail messaging for a root e-mail address, the root e-mail address including a domain name and a username;
upon receiving a request from a user, generating a first suffix e-mail address and creating a first directory on the e-mail user interface for the first suffix e-mail address, the first suffix e-mail address including the domain name, the username, and a first suffix name; and
upon receiving an e-mail message having a destination address including the domain name and username, storing the e-mail message in the first directory if the destination address includes the first suffix. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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4. A method for providing e-mail communication, comprising the steps of:
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generating an e-mail user interface on a display device, the e-mail user interface implementing e-mail messaging for a root e-mail address, the root e-mail address including a domain name and a username;
upon receiving a request from a user, generating a first suffix e-mail address and creating a first directory on the e-mail user interface for the first suffix e-mail address, the first suffix e-mail address including the domain name, the username, and a first suffix name;
maintaining a list of accepted e-mail addresses and a list of rejected e-mail addresses; and
upon receiving an e-mail message having a destination address including the domain name and username, storing the e-mail message in an accepted section of the first directory if the destination address includes the first suffix and the sender'"'"'s e-mail address corresponds to an e-mail address on the list of accepted e-mail addresses, and storing e-mail message in an hold/new sender section of the first directory if the destination address includes the first suffix and the sender'"'"'s e-mail address does not correspond to an e-mail address on the list of accepted e-mail addresses and does not correspond to an e-mail address on the list of rejected e-mail addresses. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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18. A method for providing e-mail communication, comprising the steps of:
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generating an e-mail user interface on a display device, the e-mail user interface implementing e-mail messaging for a root e-mail address, the root e-mail address including a domain name and a username;
upon receiving a request from a user, generating a first suffix e-mail address and creating a first directory on the e-mail user interface for the first suffix e-mail address, the first suffix e-mail address including the domain name, the username, and a first suffix name;
maintaining a list of accepted e-mail addresses associated with the first suffix name, a list of accepted e-mail addresses associated with the second suffix name, a list of rejected e-mail addresses associated with the first suffix name, and a list of rejected e-mail addresses associated with the second suffix name;
upon receiving an e-mail message having a destination address including the domain name and username, storing the e-mail message in an accepted section of the first directory if the destination address includes the first suffix and the sender'"'"'s e-mail address corresponds to an e-mail address on the list of accepted e-mail addresses associated with the first suffix name, and storing the e-mail message in an hold/new sender section of the first directory if the destination address includes the first suffix name and the sender'"'"'s e-mail address does not correspond to an e-mail address on the list of accepted e-mail addresses associated with the first suffix name and does not correspond to an e-mail address on the list of rejected e-mail addresses associated with the first suffix name; and
upon receiving an e-mail message having a destination address including the domain name and username, storing the e-mail message in an accepted section of the second directory if the destination address includes the second suffix and the sender'"'"'s e-mail address corresponds to an e-mail address on the list of accepted e-mail addresses associated with the second suffix name, and storing e-mail message in an hold/new sender section of the first directory if the destination address includes the second suffix name and the sender'"'"'s e-mail address does not correspond to an e-mail address on the list of accepted e-mail addresses associated with the second suffix name and does not correspond to an e-mail address on the list of rejected e-mail addresses associated with the second suffix name.
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51. A method for providing e-mail communication, comprising the steps of:
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generating an e-mail user interface on a display device, the e-mail user interface implementing e-mail messaging for a root e-mail address, the root e-mail address including a domain name and a username;
upon receiving a request from a user, generating a plurality of commerical suffix e-mail addresses and creating a directory on the e-mail user interface for each commercial suffix e-mail address, each commercial suffix e-mail address including the domain name, the username, and a commercial suffix name, each commercial suffix name being associated with a third party e-mail address, the commercial suffix name being used by a plurality of users having a plurality of username and domain name combinations.;
logging on to a plurality of web-sites, each web-site corresponding to one of the plurality of commercial suffix names; and
upon receiving an e-mail message having a destination address including the domain name and username, if the destination address includes one of the commerical suffix names, storing the e-mail message in the one of the the directories corresponding to the commercial suffix name.
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63. Computer readable media, having stored thereon, computer executable process steps operable to control a computer to perform the steps of:
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generating an e-mail user interface on a display device, the e-mail user interface implementing e-mail messaging for a root e-mail address, the root e-mail address including a domain name and a username;
upon receiving a request from a user, generating a first suffix e-mail address and creating a first directory on the e-mail user interface for the first suffix e-mail address, the first suffix e-mail address including the domain name, the username, and a first suffix name; and
upon receiving an e-mail message having a destination address including the domain name and username, storing the e-mail message in the first directory if the destination address includes the first suffix. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. Computer readable media, having stored thereon, computer executable process steps operable to control a computer to perform the steps of:
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generating an e-mail user interface on a display device, the e-mail user interface implementing e-mail messaging for a root e-mail address, the root e-mail address including a domain name and a username;
upon receiving a request from a user, generating a plurality of commerical suffix e-mail address and creating a directory on the e-mail user interface for each commercial suffix e-mail address, each commercial suffix e-mail address including the domain name, the username, and a commercial suffix name, each commercial suffix name being associated with a third party e-mail address, the commercial suffix name being used by a plurality of users having a plurality of username and domain name combinations.;
logging on to a plurality of web-sites, each web-site corresponding to one of the plurality of commercial suffix names; and
upon receiving an e-mail message having a destination address including the domain name and username, if the destination address includes one of the commerical suffix names, storing the e-mail message in the one of the the directories corresponding to the commercial suffix name.
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