System and method for authenticating at least a portion of an e-mail message
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1. A method of providing an e-mail message, comprising:
- identifying customization information responsive to a recipient of an e-mail message;
signing the customization information with information corresponding to the sender of the message; and
sending the customization information and the signed customization information with the e-mail message.
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Abstract
A system and method allows some or all of an e-mail message, such as the sender or its contents, to be authenticated, for example, to identify a message as potential spam.
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1. A method of providing an e-mail message, comprising:
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identifying customization information responsive to a recipient of an e-mail message;
signing the customization information with information corresponding to the sender of the message; and
sending the customization information and the signed customization information with the e-mail message.
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2. A method of receiving an e-mail message, comprising:
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receiving an e-mail message set, comprising an e-mail message;
processing the e-mail message set responsive to;
a content and existence of customization information corresponding to the recipient of the message as part of the e-mail message set; and
a signature made responsive to the customization information and the sender of the message.
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