OUTBOUND BLACKLIST AND ALERT FOR PREVENTING INADVERTENT TRANSMISSION OF EMAIL TO AN UNINTENDED RECIPIENT
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining whether destination data designated for a message meets a predefined condition; and
prompting a sender of the message for an input regarding the destination data when said determining indicates the destination data meets the predefined condition.
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Abstract
A system and method provide an alert when identifying destination data designated for a recipient of a message meets a predefined condition and prompt a sender of the message for an input regarding the destination data when determining that the destination data meets the predefined condition. The sender is enabled to approve or disapprove the sending of the message using the destination data or revise the same. The destination data may be all or part of an address of the recipient previously identified and stored by the sender or a system.
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining whether destination data designated for a message meets a predefined condition; and prompting a sender of the message for an input regarding the destination data when said determining indicates the destination data meets the predefined condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable medium having stored therein a program for causing a computer to execute an operation, comprising:
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detecting initiation of sending a message responsive to activation of a send function by a sender of the message; scanning the message for destination data and determining whether the destination data is contained in a database; displaying an alert to the sender of the message when said determining indicates the destination data is contained in the database; and enabling the sender to approve or disapprove sending the message based on a response of the sender to the alert.
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11. A system, comprising:
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a source computer determining whether destination data designated for a message meets a predefined condition; and a display provided to the source computer prompting a sender of the message for an input regarding the destination data when said determining indicates the destination data meets the predefined condition. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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