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1. A computer-implemented method for obtaining data, the method comprising:
- requesting an authentication key;
receiving the requested authentication key in an email;
automatically sending the authentication key, in response to receiving the email, as part of a HTTP, HTTPS or SMTP request for data; and
receiving requested data in response to the HTTP, HTTPS or SMTP request for data.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method and system for obtaining data is provided. In the method, to obtain data pertaining to another party, a request for an authentication key is made. Upon receiving the requested authentication key in an email, the method and system automatically send the authentication key as part of a HTTP, HTTPS or SMTP request for data. Then, in response to the request for data containing the authentication key, the requested data is received.
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1. A computer-implemented method for obtaining data, the method comprising:
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requesting an authentication key; receiving the requested authentication key in an email; automatically sending the authentication key, in response to receiving the email, as part of a HTTP, HTTPS or SMTP request for data; and receiving requested data in response to the HTTP, HTTPS or SMTP request for data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for requesting data, the system comprising:
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an authentication requesting component configured to generate an email, HTTP or HTTPS or HTTPS request to a recipient server requesting an authentication key and to receive the requested authentication key in a return email; a querying component configured to automatically generate, in response to receiving the email with the requested authentication key, an HTTP, HTTPS or SMTP request for data, the request for data including the authentication key, the querying component further configured to receive the requested data in response to the request for data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. A system configured to request data about a party with an email address of the form x@example.t by sending a request for data to a recipient server of the form y.example.t for some fixed value of y.
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