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Method and apparatus for certified electronic mail messages

  • US 6,314,454 B1
  • Filed: 07/01/1998
  • Issued: 11/06/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/01/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a system for sending and receiving email using an interactive receiver and having at least one sending account and at least one receiving account, a method for providing certified email comprising the steps of:

  • using an interactive receiver to generate a certified email message from the sending account;

    sending the certified email message to a mail server configured to store certified email messages;

    storing the certified email message in a storage device associated with the mail server;

    receiving a request from the receiving account to access the certified email message;

    delivering the certified email message from the mail server to the receiving account;

    receiving, from the receiving account to the mail server, notification of an action taken upon the certified email message; and

    selectively notifying the sending account of the action taken on the certified email message by the receiving account.

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