Process of Decentralized Distribution of E-mail Messages

• US 20070136426A1
• Filed: 12/10/2005
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ian Brown, Matthew Smith
• Original Assignee: Ian Brown, Matthew Smith
• Inventors: Smith, Matthew, Brown, Ian
• Application Number:
  US11/164,913
• Publication Number:
  US 20070136426A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking

Abstract

A process of decentralizing distribution of electronic mail messages. The goal of this invention is to decentralize the distribution of email messages for the purpose of decreasing the number of messages sent through a single IP address. This will decrease the percentage of messages which are filtered out as spam due to the IP address of the sending SMTP. This concept applies to any corporation which sends out marketing messages on behalf of its members.

Claims

1. A system for sending out E-mail messages comprising;

having a gateway server distribute the E-mail messages out to other mail servers for distribution.

2. A system according to claim 1 wherein said mail servers is a server.

3. A system according to claim 1 wherein said mail servers is a personnel computer.

4. A system according to claim 1 wherein said system has a client application for the sending of E-mails.

5. A system according to claim 1 wherein a member will connect to the gateway server receive the addresses to which the E-mail is to be sent, store the package on the mail server and get the message and send all of the E-mail messages.

6. A system according to claim 1 wherein said system has a system administration area.

7. A system according to claim 6 wherein said system administration area is accessed by a system administrator.

8. A system according to claim 6 wherein said system administration area is used to create a deal.

9. A system according to claim 6 wherein said system administration area is used to modify a deal.

10. A system according to claim 1 wherein said system has a deal administrator area.

11. A system according to claim 10 wherein said deal administrator area is accessed by a deal administrator.

12. A system according to claim 10 wherein said deal administrator area manages members.

13. A system according to claim 1 wherein said system has a members area.

14. A system for sending out E-mail messages comprising;

a Gateway server that distributes parts of bulk E-mails to a plurality of decentralized servers each with its own IP address, said decentralized servers sends out a portion of the E-mails to the customers.

15. A system according to claim 14 wherein said decentralized servers is a server.

16. A system according to claim 14 wherein said decentralized is a personnel computer.

17. A system according to claim 14 wherein said system has a client application for the sending of E-mails has a system administration area where said system administration area is used to create a deal and used to modify a deal, has a deal administrator area where said deal administrator area manages members;

and has a members area.

18. A system according to claim 14 wherein a member will connect to the gateway server receive the addresses to which the E-mail is to be sent, store the package on the mail server and get the message and send all of the E-mail messages.

19. A system according to claim 14 wherein a member will manage their own Email Series, send out an E-mail series, create a new own email series, define “

Send To”

groups, edit Email Messages in Series, create and/or Edit a message, set up the order of messages and delete a message.

20. A system according to claim 14 wherein the System will process errors, distribute packages between active clients, prepare series of messages, send new package to the client application, send version update to the client, log member activity, register new member via Email, check for new messages, download messages, parse registration messages and register new members.