SYSTEM FOR, AND METHOD OF, PROVIDING THE TRANSMISSION, RECEIPT AND CONTENT OF AN E-MAIL MESSAGE TO A RECIPIENT
First Claim
1. In a method of providing for an authentication of a message provided by a sender and transmitted electronically via registered mail by a server with file attachments to a recipient, the steps of:
- including the message within a data element which allows the message to be reconstructed even if portions of the message are subsequently corrupted.
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Abstract
A server transmits a message and attachments from a sender to a recipient. A hash is provided of (a) the message, (b) an identification of the sender and (c) a hash of the attachments to form a data string. Instructions may be included for the recipient to send a hashed encryption of the string to a website at the server by registered electronic mail which provides options to obtain other electronic advantages. To authenticate the message, the recipient transmits the message, the attachments and the hashed encryption of the string to the server website. The server decrypts and detaches the hashed encryption of the string to provide a first string and hashes the message, the sender identification and the hashed attachments in the first string to form a second string. The server also detaches and hashes the attachments from the message received at the server website to form first hashed attachments and detaches the hashed attachments from the string to form second hashed attachments. When the first and second hashed attachments match and the first and second strings match, the server authenticates the message to the recipient.
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30 Claims
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1. In a method of providing for an authentication of a message provided by a sender and transmitted electronically via registered mail by a server with file attachments to a recipient, the steps of:
including the message within a data element which allows the message to be reconstructed even if portions of the message are subsequently corrupted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In a method of providing for an authentication of a message provided by a sender and transmitted via registered mail by a server with file attachments to a recipient, the steps of:
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providing at the server the message and the file attachments of the message, providing at the server a string including an identification of the sender and the message without the file attachments and a hash of the file attachments, providing an encrypted hash of the string, attaching the message and the file attachments to the encrypted hash of the string, designated an address at the server where an authentication of the message and the file attachments is to be provided, and transmitting to the recipient (a) the identification and address of the sender, (b) the message, (c) the file attachments and (d) the encrypted hash of the string for use in subsequently authenticating the message and the file attachments at the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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15. In a method of authenticating a message provided by a sender and transmitted by registered mail by a server with file attachments to a recipient, the steps at the server of:
- providing attachments to the message,
providing the message stripped of the attachments, hashing the attachments, combining into a string the information identifying the sender, the hashed attachments and the message, hashing and encrypting the string, providing instructions in an HTML format of how to validate the message by inviting anyone wishing to authenticate the message to send the message and encrypted hash of the string and the attachments of the message to a particular address at the server, and introducing the message and the encrypted hash of the string to the instructions in the HTML format, and sending the message, the HTML file attached to the message and the encrypted hash of the string are sent to the particular address at the server.
- providing attachments to the message,
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17. (canceled)
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18. In a method of authenticating a message provided by a sender and transmitted by a server with file attachments to a recipient, the steps and server of
providing an e-mail of the message from the server to the recipient, operating a member to provide for the transmission of the message as registered e-mail from the server to the recipient providing the sender with the following service options when the server operates the member to send the message by a registered e-mail, Send Registered Send Register Unmarked Send for Official use Only Use a Reply Registered Feature Use a Digital Seal Feature Send Encrypted (with Outlook Security integration) Send Digitally Signed (with Outlook security integration), and Selecting individual one(s) of the service options when the server operates the member to provide for the transmission as registered e-mail from the server to the recipient.
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20. In a method of authenticating a message provided by a sender and transmitted by a server with file attachments to a recipient, the steps at the server of:
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providing attachments to the message, providing the message stripped of the attachments, hashing the attachments, combining into a string information identifying the sender, the hashed attachments and the message stripped of the attachments, hashing and encrypting the string, providing instructions in an HTML format of how to validate the message by inviting anyone wishing to authenticate the message to send the message, encrypted hash of the string and the hashed attachments of the message to a particular website at the server, introducing the message and the encrypted hash of the string to the instructions in the HTML format, and operating a member to provide for the transmission of the message, the hashed attachments to the message and the encrypted hash of the string to the instructions in the HTML format on a registered mail basis. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24-25. -25. (canceled)
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26. In a method of authenticating a message provided by a sender and transmitted by a server with file attachments to a recipient, the steps at the server of:
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providing a message and attachments of the message, providing a hash of the attachments, combining the message, the hashed attachments and the information identifying the sender, hashing the combination of the message, the hashed attachments and the information identifying the sender to provide a string, hashing and encrypting the string, providing a file which contains the encrypted hashed string in an HTML format, adding the message to the file, and operating a member to provide for the transmission of the message and the file on a registered basis to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. In a method of providing for an authentication of a message originating at a sender and transmitted by a server with file attachments to a recipient designated by the sender, the steps of:
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providing at the server the message and the file attachments of the message, providing at the server a string including a hash of (a) an identification of the sender, (b) the message without the file attachments and (c) a hash of the file attachments, providing an encrypted hash of the string, attaching the message to the encrypted hash of the string, designating a website at the server where an authentication of the message and the file attachment is to be provided, operating a member to provide for the transmission of a message from the server to the recipient on a registered basis, and transmitting to the recipient on a registered basis (a) the identification and address of the sender, (b) the message, (c) the hash of the file attachments and (d) the hash of (a), (b) and (c) to provide a string for use in subsequently authenticating the message and the file attachments at the recipient.
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30-32. -32. (canceled)
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