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Self-removing email verified or designated as such by a message distributor for the convenience of a recipient

  • US 6,324,569 B1
  • Filed: 07/18/2000
  • Issued: 11/27/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for removing email messages from a recipient'"'"'s location in response to an instruction from an ISP, the method comprising the steps of:

  • checking an email message at the recipient'"'"'s location to determine whether it contains a self-removing message indicator inserted by the ISP indicating that the message is to be deleted automatically; and

    automatically removing the email message in response to the indicator if the message contains the indicator, wherein the removing step deletes the message only after the message is opened by the recipient.

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