Method and apparatus for bouncing electronic messages
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1. A method of bouncing electronic messages comprising the steps of:
- storing secondary account information for a primary account in a bounce database;
receiving an electronic message addressed to a primary account;
retrieving secondary account information corresponding to said primary account from said database, said secondary account information including instructions to forward electronic messages addressed to said primary account to a cache for at least one secondary account, said instructions remaining effective until another forwarding destination is provided for the at least one secondary account; and
forwarding said electronic message to the cache.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided that establishes user accounts that automatically forward a user'"'"'s e-mail to the user'"'"'s pre-selected forwarding e-mail address(es). Each user creates a forwarding directory, which may comprise multiple e-mail accounts, that the user activates and deactivates as needed.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of bouncing electronic messages comprising the steps of:
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storing secondary account information for a primary account in a bounce database; receiving an electronic message addressed to a primary account; retrieving secondary account information corresponding to said primary account from said database, said secondary account information including instructions to forward electronic messages addressed to said primary account to a cache for at least one secondary account, said instructions remaining effective until another forwarding destination is provided for the at least one secondary account; and forwarding said electronic message to the cache. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for bouncing electronic messages comprising:
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a storage medium configured to secondary account information for a primary account in a bounce database; a receiver configured to receive an electronic message addressed to said primary account; a retrieving mechanism configured to retrieve secondary account information corresponding to said primary account from said database, said secondary account information including instructions to forward electronic messages addressed to said primary account to a cache for at least one secondary account, said instructions remaining effective until another forwarding destination is provided for the at least one secondary account; and a forwarding mechanism configured to forward said electronic message to the cache. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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