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Method and system for automatic electronic mail address maintenance

  • US 6,442,591 B1
  • Filed: 11/02/1998
  • Issued: 08/27/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for efficient maintenance of electronic mail address resources in a data processing system coupled to an electronic mail distribution system, said method comprising the steps of:

  • processing electronic mail transferred to or received from an electronic mail distribution system utilizing an electronic mail processing application within said data processing system;

    automatically retrieving electronic mail addresses from every electronic mail processed by said electronic mail processing application in response to said processing; and

    storing said automatically retrieved electronic addresses within said data processing system.

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