System and method for provisioning an email account using mail exchange records
First Claim
1. A system for provisioning an electronic mail (email) account of a user for allowing access to an electronic mailbox from a remote device to retrieve email comprising:
- a communications module that receives email address parameters of the user and transmits a domain name system (DNS) query to the Internet for returning mail exchange (MX) records corresponding to the email address parameters of the user; and
a configuration module that processes any returned MX records as a starting point for determining configuration parameters for accessing the email account of the user to retrieve user email.
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Abstract
A system provisions an electronic mail (email) account of a user for allowing access to an electronic mailbox from a remote device to retrieve email. A communications module receives email address parameters of the user and transmits a domain name system (DNS) query to the Internet for returning mail exchange (MX) records corresponding to the email address parameters of the user. A configuration module processes any returned MX records as a starting point for determining configuration parameters for accessing the email account of the user to retrieve user email.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for provisioning an electronic mail (email) account of a user for allowing access to an electronic mailbox from a remote device to retrieve email comprising:
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a communications module that receives email address parameters of the user and transmits a domain name system (DNS) query to the Internet for returning mail exchange (MX) records corresponding to the email address parameters of the user; and
a configuration module that processes any returned MX records as a starting point for determining configuration parameters for accessing the email account of the user to retrieve user email. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of provisioning an electronic mail (email) account of a user for allowing access to an electronic mailbox from a remote device to retrieve email, which comprises:
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receiving email address parameters entered by a user;
transmitting a domain name system (DNS) query to the Internet and returning the mail exchange (MX) records corresponding to the email address parameters entered by the user; and
using the MX records as a starting point for determining configuration parameters for accessing the email account of the user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for executing instructions, which comprises:
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receiving email address parameters entered by a user;
transmitting a domain name system (DNS) query to the Internet and returning the mail exchange (MX) records corresponding to the email address parameters entered by the user; and
using the MX records as a starting point for determining configuration parameters for accessing the email account of the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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