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Throttling electronic communications from one or more senders

  • US 7,032,023 B1
  • Filed: 06/08/2001
  • Issued: 04/18/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of inhibiting a subscriber'"'"'s ability to communicate electronic messages:

  • accessing indicia of multiple electronic messages sent by one or more subscribers during a period of time, each electronic message including a header and including a content portion readable by a human;

    counting the number of electronic messages that are sent by a subscriber during the period of time;

    determining, based on results obtained when counting, whether more than a threshold number of electronic messages are sent by the subscriber during the period of time;

    inhibiting the subscriber'"'"'s ability to communicate electronic messages conditioned on whether more than the threshold number of electronic messages is sent by the subscriber during the period of time;

    determining that the subscriber is sending SPAM based on results obtained when counting; and

    tracking the subscriber, as a result of determining that the subscriber is sending SPAM.

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