Method and system for enhanced electronic mail processing
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1. A method for enhanced processing of electronic mail, comprising the steps of:
- classifying an outbound electronic mail message; and
making an assertion about the outbound electronic mail message based on the classification.
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Abstract
An asynchronous proxy server system interposed between sender and recipient mail transfer agents, or other agent on the sender side, is configured to classify outgoing mail. Message and message header information is processed and compared against a set of business rules. The message header is modified to reflect an assertion based on an outcome of the comparison. The modified outgoing message is then routed to its destination.
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1. A method for enhanced processing of electronic mail, comprising the steps of:
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classifying an outbound electronic mail message; and
making an assertion about the outbound electronic mail message based on the classification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An asynchronous proxy server system for handling electronic mail, comprising:
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an asynchronous SMTP server configured to accept an outbound electronic message from a sender-side mail transfer agent and send the outbound electronic message to a receiver-side mail transfer agent; and
an SMTP client operatively associated with the SMTP server, the SMTP client configured to connect asynchronously between the sender-side mail transfer agent and the receiver-side mail transfer agent to assign a designated sender address to the outbound electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for managing a connection between a local mail transfer agent and a remote mail transfer agent for electronic mail messages, comprising the step of:
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establishing a connection between a local mail transfer agent and a remote mail transfer agent for electronic mail messages;
evaluating an outbound electronic mail message; and
comparing a message element of the outbound electronic mail message with an expected data structure. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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