E-mail system with user send authorization
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1. An e-mail method, comprising:
- recognizing whether a complete electronic mail message having a valid recipient address is to be sent, after a send function has been initiated, from a sending side to a receiving side;
alerting a system user on the sending side as to the message being sent; and
allowing the user to authorize sending of the message.
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Abstract
A system that monitors for an initiation of the sending of an electronic message. The user is alerted or warned that the message is about to be sent. The alert includes a list of the addressees of the message. The list includes addressee aliases where available. The sender can then verify that the addressees are correct and change or delete those on the list, or erase the message. The system also provides such an alert when a computer initiates the sending of an unauthorized message and allows the user to delete the unauthorized message.
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11 Claims
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1. An e-mail method, comprising:
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recognizing whether a complete electronic mail message having a valid recipient address is to be sent, after a send function has been initiated, from a sending side to a receiving side;
alerting a system user on the sending side as to the message being sent; and
allowing the user to authorize sending of the message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An e-mail method, comprising:
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recognizing whether a complete electronic mail message having a valid recipient address is to be sent, after a send function has been initiated, from a sending side to a receiving side; and
stopping transmission of the message until authorized by the user.
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7. An e-mail method, comprising:
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recognizing whether a complete electronic mail message having a valid recipient address is to be sent, after a send function has been initiated, from a sending side to a receiving side; and
providing the user with an opportunity to consider canceling transmission of the message until authorized by the user. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. An apparatus, comprising:
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an e-mail transmission system having a sending side and a receiving side; and
an e-mail system recognizing a complete e-mail message having a valid recipient address, is to be sent, after a send function has been initiated, by a user via the transmission system, alerting a user on the sending side as to the addressees of the message and allowing the user to authorize sending of the message.
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10. A computer readable storage medium for controlling a computer including a computer program recognizing whether a complete electronic mail message having a valid recipient address, is to be sent, after a send function has been initiated, alerting a user as to the message being sent and allowing the user to authorize sending of the message.
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11. An electronic message alert display, comprising:
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text alerting a user on a sending side as to a complete electronic message having a valid recipient address, about to be sent;
after a send function has been initiated,a list of addressees; and
an interface element allowing the user to authorize transmission of the message.
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