Method for automatically handling undesired electronic mail in communication networks at the recipient end
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for automatically rejecting/avoiding undesired e-mails in mailboxes at the recipient end, according to which the address of the sender of the e-mail is compared with a recipient-specific list of authorized senders and is saved in the mailbox only if said address matches that of an authorized sender. A second, optional mailbox (junk mailbox, JMB) which is also accessible at the recipient end is provided for receiving all unauthorized messages. Optionally, automatic functions such as cyclical deletion, virus scanning, separation of stations and/or executable software, sender analysis, sending of stop requests and/or warnings, etc., can be configured in the system.
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9. A method to automatically handle undesired electronic mail (e-mail) in communication networks at the receiver, the method comprising:
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automatically comparing the sender address accompanying an incoming e-mail to an electronically accessed list of authorized sender addresses assigned to the receiver;
thenstoring the e-mail in a mailbox MB of the recipient, wherein the only e-mails transferred to the receiver'"'"'s mailbox are those that had clearly been sent by authorized senders; and
performing an analysis to see if there is serial, incremental user identification occurring so that conclusions can be drawn concerning automatic attempts at breaking into the e-mail system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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