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Method and system for filtering unauthorized electronic mail messages

  • US 6,249,805 B1
  • Filed: 08/12/1997
  • Issued: 06/19/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/12/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method in a computer system for filtering unauthorized received messages, each received message having a sender, the computer system having a default location for storing received messages the method comprising:

  • for each of a plurality of messages, determining whether the sender of the message is designated as being either authorized or unauthorized;

    storing the message in the default location only of the sender of the message is determined to be authorized;

    indicating that the message is from an unauthorized sender by forwarding the message to another user; and

    sending a forwarded message back from the other user to the recipient when the message should be viewed by the recipient even though the sender is not authorized.

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