System and method for a private e-mail system based on an electronic manifest system
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1. A method for notifying an intended recipient of a mail piece regarding the mail piece, the method comprising:
- receiving a first electronic file regarding the mail piece from a mailer of the mail piece by a service provider, wherein information in the first electronic file comprises mailer identification information;
authenticating the mailer identification information in the first electronic file by the service provider; and
after authenticating the mailer identification information, transmitting at least a portion of the information in the first electronic file to the intended recipient of the mail piece.
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A method for notifying an intended recipient of a mail piece regarding the mail piece is provided including receiving a first electronic file regarding the mail piece from a mailer of the mail piece by a service provider; authenticating the mailer identification information in the first electronic file by the service provider; and after authenticating the mailer identification information, transmitting at least a portion of the information in the first electronic file to the intended recipient of the mail piece. The information in the first electronic file includes mailer identification information.
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1. A method for notifying an intended recipient of a mail piece regarding the mail piece, the method comprising:
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receiving a first electronic file regarding the mail piece from a mailer of the mail piece by a service provider, wherein information in the first electronic file comprises mailer identification information;
authenticating the mailer identification information in the first electronic file by the service provider; and
after authenticating the mailer identification information, transmitting at least a portion of the information in the first electronic file to the intended recipient of the mail piece. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for notifying an intended recipient of a mail piece regarding the mail piece, the method comprising:
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receiving a first electronic file regarding the mail piece from a mailer of the mail piece to a service provider, wherein information in the first electronic file comprises mailer identification information;
authenticating the mailer identification information in the first electronic file by the service provider; and
preventing transmission of the information in the first electronic file to the intended recipient unless the service provider authenticates the mailer identification information in the first electronic file. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for notifying an intended recipient of a mail piece regarding the mail piece, the system comprising:
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an authentication system adapted to authenticate mailer identification information in a first electronic file sent from a mailer of the mail piece to a service provider, wherein the first electronic file comprises information regarding the mail piece; and
a system for transmitting at least some of information in the first electronic file to the intended recipient only after the authentication system has authenticated the mailer identification information in the first electronic file. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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