Method and system for identifying and blocking spam email messages at an inspecting point
First Claim
1. A method for identifying and blocking spam email messages at an inspecting point, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. measuring a flow rate of email messages sent from an originator through said inspecting point;
b. if the measured flow rate exceeds a given threshold, performing at least one action selected from the group consisting of classifying email messages transmitted from said originator as spam, and classifying said originator as a spammer.
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Abstract
In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a method for identifying and blocking spam email messages at an inspecting point, the method comprises the steps of: measuring the flow rate of email messages sent from an originator through the inspecting point; and if the measured flow rate exceeds a given threshold, email messages transmitted from the originator are classified as spam and/or the originator is classified as a spammer. In another aspect, the present invention is directed to a system for identifying and blocking spam email messages at an inspecting point, the system comprising: a spam detector, for classifying an email message as spam-suspected; a flow rate calculator, for calculating a flow rate of spam-suspected email messages that have reached the inspecting point; a spam indicator, for classifying spam-suspected email messages as spam by their flow rate and a threshold thereof.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for identifying and blocking spam email messages at an inspecting point, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. measuring a flow rate of email messages sent from an originator through said inspecting point;
b. if the measured flow rate exceeds a given threshold, performing at least one action selected from the group consisting of classifying email messages transmitted from said originator as spam, and classifying said originator as a spammer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for identifying and blocking spam email messages at an inspecting point, the system comprising:
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a spam detector, for classifying an email message as spam-suspected;
a flow rate calculator, for calculating a flow rate of spam-suspected email messages that have arrived at said inspecting point;
a spam indicator, for classifying spam-suspected email messages as spam by their flow rate and a threshold of said flow rate. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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