SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILTERING ELECTRONIC MESSAGES USING BUSINESS HEURISTICS
First Claim
1. A system for filtering an electronic message using business heuristics, the system comprising:
- a message management server installed on one or more computing devices and connected to a communications network for receiving the electronic message;
a message handler installed on the server and configured to examine the electronic message for characteristics indicative of its desirability or undesirability to an intended recipient of the electronic message, and to establish a likelihood that delivery of the electronic message to the intended recipient should be blocked; and
a heuristics module associated with the message handler and configured to determine whether the electronic message is associated with a desirable business, the message handler further configured to automatically decrease the likelihood that delivery of the electronic message to the intended recipient should be blocked if the electronic message is determined to be associated with the desirable business.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for use in filtering electronic messages using business heuristics. In one aspect, a method includes determining whether the electronic message is associated with a desirable business, and adjusting the likelihood of delivering the electronic message to an intended recipient of the message if the electronic message is determined to be associated with the desirable business. In a more specific embodiment, the method further includes assigning a spam-score to the electronic message based on a likelihood that the electronic message is not unwanted by the intended recipient, blocking delivery of the electronic message to the intended recipient when the spam-score does not cross an overall threshold, and delivering the electronic message to the intended recipient based on the adjusted likelihood when the electronic message is determined to be associated with the desirable business.
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1. A system for filtering an electronic message using business heuristics, the system comprising:
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a message management server installed on one or more computing devices and connected to a communications network for receiving the electronic message; a message handler installed on the server and configured to examine the electronic message for characteristics indicative of its desirability or undesirability to an intended recipient of the electronic message, and to establish a likelihood that delivery of the electronic message to the intended recipient should be blocked; and a heuristics module associated with the message handler and configured to determine whether the electronic message is associated with a desirable business, the message handler further configured to automatically decrease the likelihood that delivery of the electronic message to the intended recipient should be blocked if the electronic message is determined to be associated with the desirable business. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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