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Notification and summarization of E-mail messages held in SPAM quarantine

  • US 20050210116A1
  • Filed: 03/22/2004
  • Published: 09/22/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A SPAM control method for implementation by a SPAM elimination administrator inserted into the signal path between an E-mail sender and its intended message recipient comprising the steps of:

  • a) Setting a first numeric filtering threshold below which substantially all received E-mail messages are immediately sent to the intended message recipient and above which substantially all received E-mail messages are temporarily held in quarantine;

    b) Setting a second numeric filtering threshold below which temporarily quarantined E-mail messages are flagged for intended message recipient notification;

    c) Setting a time schedule for notifying the intended message recipient of temporarily quarantined E-mail messages;

    d) Creating a summary of said temporarily quarantined E-mail messages by at least one of sender identification and subject matter content informations;

    e) Sending an E-mail message to the intended message recipient of said summary in accordance with said time schedule; and

    f) Enabling downloading of all quarantined E-mail messages to said intended message recipient according to the recipient'"'"'s selection of desired sender identification and/or subject matter informations within said message summary.

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