Secure Electronic Mail System
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of securely communicating e-mail messages, comprising at a client device:
- sending, to a server system, an e-mail message addressed to a recipient from a sender via a remote client executed on the client device;
receiving, from the server system, a substitute message based on the e-mail message, the substitute message lacking at least some message content of the e-mail message, and including a link to a component that provides functionality for the recipient to securely retrieve the e-mail message from the server system; and
sending the substitute message to the recipient.
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Abstract
An e-mail system is disclosed that overcomes many deficiencies of, but is backward compatible with, existing e-mail systems. Embodiments of the system may include various features, including but not limited to: (1) secure transfer of e-mail messages, without the need for users to replace existing e-mail clients or to change e-mail addresses; (2) tracking of all actions performed in connection with an e-mail transmission; (3) the ability for a recipient to view information about an e-mail message, optionally including information about how other addressees have responded to it, before deciding whether to retrieve the e-mail message; (4) the aggregation of entire e-mail conversations into a single threaded view; (5) the ability to include both private and public messages in a single e-mail communication; (6) sender control over downstream actions performed in connection with an e-mail message; (7) flexible control over cryptographic methods used to encrypt emails messages for storage.
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6 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of securely communicating e-mail messages, comprising at a client device:
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sending, to a server system, an e-mail message addressed to a recipient from a sender via a remote client executed on the client device; receiving, from the server system, a substitute message based on the e-mail message, the substitute message lacking at least some message content of the e-mail message, and including a link to a component that provides functionality for the recipient to securely retrieve the e-mail message from the server system; and sending the substitute message to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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