System and method for filtering electronic messages using business heuristics
First Claim
1. A method of filtering an electronic message using business heuristics, the method comprising:
- receiving an electronic message at a message management server operating on a computer network;
examining, using a message handler associated with the management server, the electronic message for characteristics indicative of its desirability or undesirability to an intended recipient of the electronic message;
establishing, with the message handler and based on the examination, a likelihood that delivery of the electronic message to the intended recipient should be blocked;
determining whether the electronic message is associated with a desirable business using one or more heuristics modules associated with the message handler; and
automatically decreasing, with the message handler, the likelihood that delivery of the electronic message to the intended recipient should be blocked if the electronic message is determined to be associated with the desirable business.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for use in filtering electronic messages using business heuristics. In one aspect, a method includes determining whether the electronic message is associated with a desirable business, and adjusting the likelihood of delivering the electronic message to an intended recipient of the message if the electronic message is determined to be associated with the desirable business. In a more specific embodiment, the method further includes assigning a spam-score to the electronic message based on a likelihood that the electronic message is not unwanted by the intended recipient, blocking delivery of the electronic message to the intended recipient when the spam-score does not cross an overall threshold, and delivering the electronic message to the intended recipient based on the adjusted likelihood when the electronic message is determined to be associated with the desirable business.
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1. A method of filtering an electronic message using business heuristics, the method comprising:
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receiving an electronic message at a message management server operating on a computer network; examining, using a message handler associated with the management server, the electronic message for characteristics indicative of its desirability or undesirability to an intended recipient of the electronic message; establishing, with the message handler and based on the examination, a likelihood that delivery of the electronic message to the intended recipient should be blocked; determining whether the electronic message is associated with a desirable business using one or more heuristics modules associated with the message handler; and automatically decreasing, with the message handler, the likelihood that delivery of the electronic message to the intended recipient should be blocked if the electronic message is determined to be associated with the desirable business. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-readable storage medium containing a set of instructions executable by a computer for performing the process of:
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examining an electronic message for characteristics indicative of its desirability or undesirability to an intended recipient of the electronic message; calculating, based on the examination, a likelihood that delivery of the electronic message to the intended recipient should be blocked; determining whether the electronic message is associated with a desirable business; and automatically decreasing the calculated likelihood that delivery of the electronic message to the intended recipient should be blocked if the electronic message is determined to be associated with the desirable business. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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