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DETECTION OF UNSOLICITED ELECTRONIC MESSAGES

  • US 20060259551A1
  • Filed: 05/12/2006
  • Published: 11/16/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for detecting an unsolicited electronic message, comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a plurality of electronic messages, including a first electronic message and a second electronic message, each electronic message including a header portion and a body portion;

    tokenizing the body portion of the first electronic message;

    searching the body portion of the first electronic message for pre-formatted text indicative of point-of-contact information;

    searching at least a subset of the plurality of electronic messages, the subset including the second electronic message, for the pre-formatted text at the message server;

    identifying the second electronic message as including the pre-formatted text based upon the searching of at least the subset of the electronic messages;

    comparing the first electronic message to the second electronic message;

    comparing the pre-formatted text to an unauthorized database;

    subjecting the first electronic message to a manual review;

    generating a delete signal and the unauthorized database based upon the manual review; and

    flagging the first electronic message as unsolicited based at least upon the identifying of the second electronic message, the comparing of the first electronic message to the second electronic message, the comparing of the pre-formatted text to the unauthorized database, and/or the generating of the delete signal.

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