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System and method for managing a trusted email datastore

  • US 20050097319A1
  • Filed: 07/08/2004
  • Published: 05/05/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for communicating a message over a network, comprising:

  • receiving the message from a sending message address;

    determining a proximity trust relationship between the sending message address and a destination message address for the received message;

    determining a universal trust rating for the sending message address; and

    if at least a combination of the proximity trust relationship and the universal trust relationship indicate that the received message is trustable, providing the message to an inbox associated with the destination message address.

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