E-MAIL ADDRESS INSPECTION
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1. A method for e-mail address inspection, comprising:
- providing a list of suggested or predicted addresses in response to a partial e-mail address being received;
checking the partial e-mail address for other possible matches in an electronic address book in response to an address being selected by a user from the list of suggested or predicted addresses; and
presenting a warning in response to other possible matches and the selected address not being in a predetermined domain.
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Abstract
A method for e-mail address inspection may include providing a list of suggested or predicted addresses in response to a partial e-mail address being received. The method may also include checking the partial e-mail address for other possible matches in an electronic address book in response to an address being selected by a user from the list of suggested or predicted addresses. The method may further include presenting a warning in response to other possible matches and the selected address not being in a predetermined domain.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for e-mail address inspection, comprising:
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providing a list of suggested or predicted addresses in response to a partial e-mail address being received; checking the partial e-mail address for other possible matches in an electronic address book in response to an address being selected by a user from the list of suggested or predicted addresses; and presenting a warning in response to other possible matches and the selected address not being in a predetermined domain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A communications device, comprising:
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an e-mail module to provide a list of suggested or predicted addresses in response to a partial e-mail address being received and to check the partial e-mail address for other possible matches in an electronic address book in response to an address being selected by a user from the list of suggested or predicted addresses; and a user interface to present a warning in response to other possible matches and the selected address not being in a predetermined domain. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system, comprising:
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a network for sending and receiving e-mails; and an e-mail module to provide a list of suggested or predicted addresses in response to a partial e-mail address being received and to check the partial e-mail address for other possible matches in an electronic address book in response to an address being selected by a user from the list of suggested or predicted addresses. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer program product for e-mail address inspection, the computer program product comprising:
a computer useable medium having computer useable program code embodied therein, the computer useable medium comprising; computer useable program code configured to provide a list of suggested or predicted addresses in response to a partial e-mail address being received and to check the partial e-mail address for other possible matches in an electronic address book in response to an address being selected by a user from the list of suggested or predicted addresses; and computer useable program code configured to present a warning in response to other possible matches and the selected address not being in a predetermined domain. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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