Filtering and managing electronic mail
First Claim
1. A method for managing electronic mail messages, the method comprising:
- receiving an electronic mail message addressed to a particular user;
retrieving an approved subject line phrase corresponding to the particular user;
parsing the electronic mail message and determining whether a subject line in the electronic mail message includes the approved subject line phrase;
accommodating delivery of the electronic mail message to the particular user where it is determined that the approved subject line phrase is included in the electronic mail message subject line.
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Abstract
Filtering and managing electronic mail is accommodated by allowing a user to designate an approved subject line phrase whose presence allows an incoming message to bypass certain message filtering operations. E-mail messages sent to the user are examined to determine whether their subject line includes the approved phrase. When the phrase is present in the message subject line, delivery of the message to the user is accommodated according to the settings prescribed by the user. E-mail management is also accommodated by allowing a user to download a message from a mail server to an e-mail client and subsequently restore the message onto the mail server as though it had not yet been downloaded.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for managing electronic mail messages, the method comprising:
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receiving an electronic mail message addressed to a particular user; retrieving an approved subject line phrase corresponding to the particular user; parsing the electronic mail message and determining whether a subject line in the electronic mail message includes the approved subject line phrase; accommodating delivery of the electronic mail message to the particular user where it is determined that the approved subject line phrase is included in the electronic mail message subject line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product, for managing electronic mail messages, the computer program product stored on a computer readable medium and adapted to perform operations comprising:
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receiving an electronic mail message addressed to a particular user; retrieving an approved subject line phrase corresponding to the particular user; parsing the electronic mail message and determining whether a subject line in the electronic mail message includes the approved subject line phrase; accommodating delivery of the electronic mail message to the particular user where it is determined that the approved subject line phrase is included in the electronic mail message subject line. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An e-mail management system for managing electronic mail messages, the system comprising:
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a mail filtering module, which receives an electronic mail message addressed to a particular user; and an approved subject phrase module, in communication with the mail filtering module, which retrieves an approved subject line phrase corresponding to the particular user;
parses the electronic mail message and determines whether a subject line in the electronic mail message includes the approved subject line phrase; and
communicates with the mail filtering module to accommodate delivery of the electronic mail message to the particular user where it is determined that the approved subject line phrase is included in the electronic mail message subject line. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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