Messaging system with secure access
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1. A method for providing secure access to a computer based messaging system comprising the steps of:
- (a) establishing an indicator of an identity of an administrator of a first local device to be used by a user as an interface to access said messaging system;
(b) associating an identifier of a prospective first user of said messaging system with said identity of said administrator; and
(c) enabling access to said messaging system by said first user in response to said association.
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Abstract
Secure access for a user of a messaging system is provided by requiring association of the user with an administrator regulating the user'"'"'s use of the messaging system and by enabling communication with other users only in the event that a relationship of trust has been established between the other user and the administrator.
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1. A method for providing secure access to a computer based messaging system comprising the steps of:
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(a) establishing an indicator of an identity of an administrator of a first local device to be used by a user as an interface to access said messaging system;
(b) associating an identifier of a prospective first user of said messaging system with said identity of said administrator; and
(c) enabling access to said messaging system by said first user in response to said association. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing secure access to a computer based messaging system comprising the steps of:
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(a) establishing an identity of a first user of said messaging system;
(b) establishing an identity of a second user of said messaging system; and
(c) enabling said first user to communicate with said second user with said messaging system if a trusted communicant relationship has been established between said first and said second user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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