Method and system for automatic error recovery in an electronic mail system
First Claim
1. A method for automatic address error recovery in an electronic mail system, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving an electronic mail message from a designated sender, said electronic mail message having an address which comprises a user name and a domain name which includes a top level domain suffix;
transferring said received electronic mail message to a specified destination if that specified destination can be determined;
systematically determining at least one likely appropriate destination if said specified destination cannot be determined; and
automatically presenting said at least one likely appropriate destination to said designated sender of said electronic mail message.
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Abstract
A method and system for automatic address error recovery in an electronic mail system where electronic mail messages are transferred by identifying an address which includes a user name and a domain name which includes a top level domain suffix. In the event an electronic mail message destination cannot be determined, likely appropriate destinations are automatically determined by systematically determining common alternate spellings of the user name, likely alternate domain names or an alternate top level domain suffix. Alternately, a table of expired addresses and corresponding new addresses can be maintained and examined to determine a likely appropriate address. At least one likely appropriate address is presented to a sender and the electronic mail message is then transmitted to a destination by the sender.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for automatic address error recovery in an electronic mail system, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an electronic mail message from a designated sender, said electronic mail message having an address which comprises a user name and a domain name which includes a top level domain suffix;
transferring said received electronic mail message to a specified destination if that specified destination can be determined;
systematically determining at least one likely appropriate destination if said specified destination cannot be determined; and
automatically presenting said at least one likely appropriate destination to said designated sender of said electronic mail message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for automatic address error recovery in an electronic mail system, said system comprising:
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receiving an electronic mail message from a designated sender, said electronic mail message having an address which comprises a user name and a domain name which includes a top level domain suffix;
transferring said received electronic mail message to a specified destination if that specified destination can be determined;
systematically determining at least one likely appropriate destination if said specified destination cannot be determined; and
automatically presenting said at least one likely appropriate destination to said designated sender of said electronic mail message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product for automatic address error recovery in an electronic mail system, said computer program product comprising:
electronic media suitable for use within a computer system;
instruction means embodied within said electronic media for receiving an electronic mail message;
instruction means embodied within said electronic media for transferring said received electronic mail message to a specified destination if that specified destination can be determined;
instruction means embodied within said electronic media for systematically determining one likely appropriate destination if said specified destination cannot be determined; and
instruction means embodied within said electronic media for automatically presenting said at least one likely appropriate destination to said designated sender of said electronic mail message.
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