TIME TRAVELLING EMAIL MESSAGES AFTER DELIVERY
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1. A method of reviewing email messages after delivery to an inbox, said inbox being associated with a mailbox, comprising:
- maintaining a suspect list identifying of the unwanted email messages;
identifying each email message that has not been seen by the user and that is stored in the inbox of the user;
determining the source of each of the identified email messages; and
removing each identified email message from the mailbox when the determined source of the identified unread email message is contained in the suspect list of sources.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for reviewing email messages after delivery to an inbox. An inbox filter maintains a suspect list identifying of the email messages including unwanted content and identifies unread email messages in the inbox of the user. The inbox filter moves each identified unread email message to a suspect folder when the determined source of the identified unread email message is contained in the suspect list of sources.
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1. A method of reviewing email messages after delivery to an inbox, said inbox being associated with a mailbox, comprising:
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maintaining a suspect list identifying of the unwanted email messages; identifying each email message that has not been seen by the user and that is stored in the inbox of the user; determining the source of each of the identified email messages; and removing each identified email message from the mailbox when the determined source of the identified unread email message is contained in the suspect list of sources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of reviewing a plurality of email messages after delivery to a mailbox of a user, said mailbox including an inbox, said plurality of email messages being associated with a source, comprising:
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maintaining a suspect list of sources indicating a source of the email message is not desirable; for each email message stored in an unaccessed mailbox of the user; determining if the source of the email message is contained in the suspect list of sources; moving the email message to a suspect folder when the determined source of the email message is contained in the suspect list of sources; and retaining the email message in the inbox when the determined source of the email message is not contained in the suspect list of sources. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for reviewing email messages after delivery to a mailbox, comprising:
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an email receipt component for receiving a plurality of email messages and storing said plurality of email messages in the mailbox of the user; a suspect list component for maintaining a suspect list of sources wherein the reputation of source is undesirable based on user complaints and feedback loops; an inbox filter for; monitoring the user'"'"'s actions relative to the mailbox; and when the monitoring indicates that the user is not active in the mailbox for a period of time, then; identifying each email message stored in the mailbox of the user which has not been seen by the user; and determining the source of each of the identified unseen email messages; and displaying each identified unseen email message to indicate the determined source of the identified email message is contained in the suspect list of sources. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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