E-mail system with user send authorization
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1. An e-mail method, comprising:
- recognizing that an unauthorized electronic mail message is about to be sent from a computing device configured to send an electronic mail message; and
providing at the computing device an alert indicating that the unauthorized electronic mail message is about to be sent, the alert being provided by a user interface configured to receive as input an instruction for further processing of the unauthorized electronic mail message.
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Abstract
A system that monitors for an initiation of the sending of an electronic message. The user is alerted or warned that the message is about to be sent. The alert includes a list of the addressees of the message. The list includes addressee aliases where available. The sender can then verify that the addressees are correct and change or delete those on the list, or erase the message. The system also provides such an alert when a computer initiates the sending of an unauthorized message and allows the user to delete the unauthorized message.
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44 Claims
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1. An e-mail method, comprising:
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recognizing that an unauthorized electronic mail message is about to be sent from a computing device configured to send an electronic mail message; and providing at the computing device an alert indicating that the unauthorized electronic mail message is about to be sent, the alert being provided by a user interface configured to receive as input an instruction for further processing of the unauthorized electronic mail message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An e-mail method, comprising:
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recognizing that an unauthorized electronic mail message is about to be sent from a computing device configured to send an electronic mail message; displaying at least information relating to an addressee of the unauthorized electronic mail message in a user interface configured to receive as input an instruction to stop transmission of the unauthorized electronic mail message; and stopping transmission of the unauthorized electronic mail message in response to the instruction input via the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An e-mail method, comprising:
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recognizing that an unauthorized electronic mail message is about to be sent from a computing device configured to send an electronic mail message; displaying at least information relating to an addressee of the unauthorized electronic mail message in a user interface configured to receive as input an instruction to delete the unauthorized electronic mail message; and deleting the unauthorized electronic mail message, prior to transmission of the unauthorized electronic mail message, in response to the instruction input via the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. An apparatus, comprising:
a computing device configured to; send an e-mail message; recognize that an unauthorized e-mail message is about to be sent from the computing device; and control a send operation of the unauthorized e-mail message from the computing device responsive to recognizing that the unauthorized e-mail message is about to be sent from the computing device, said control including providing an alert, the alert being provided by a user interface configured to receive as input an instruction for further processing of the unauthorized e-mail message. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An article of manufacture including a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions, execution of which by a computing device causes the computing device to perform operations comprising:
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recognizing that an unauthorized electronic mail message is about to be sent from the computing device; and controlling a send operation of the unauthorized electronic mail message responsive to recognizing that the unauthorized electronic mail message is about to be sent from the computing device, said controlling a send operation including providing an alert, the alert being provided by a user interface configured to receive as input an instruction for further processing of the unauthorized electronic mail message. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An electronic mail message alert display, comprising:
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a text display configured to provide an alert indicating that an unauthorized electronic mail message is about to be sent from a computing device and to display at least information relating to an addressee of the unauthorized electronic mail message; and a user interface configured to receive as input an instruction to stop transmission of the unauthorized electronic mail message. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. An e-mail method, comprising:
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determining that an unauthorized electronic mail message composed by a virus is about to be sent from a computing device configured to send an electronic mail message; and providing at the computing device an alert indicating that the unauthorized electronic mail message is about to be sent, the alert being provided by a user interface configured to receive as input an instruction for further processing of the unauthorized electronic mail message.
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31. An e-mail method, comprising:
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determining that an unauthorized electronic mail message about to be sent from a computing device configured to send an electronic mail message is being sent by an unauthorized agent; and providing at the computing device an alert indicating that the unauthorized electronic mail message is about to be sent, the alert being provided by a user interface configured to receive as input an instruction for further processing of the unauthorized electronic mail message.
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32. An e-mail method, comprising:
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recognizing that an unauthorized electronic mail message composed by a process configured to compose an unauthorized electronic mail message is about to be sent from a computing device configured to send an electronic mail message; and providing at the computing device an alert indicating that the unauthorized electronic mail message is about to be sent, the alert being provided by a user interface configured to receive as input an instruction for further processing of the unauthorized electronic mail message. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An e-mail method, comprising:
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recognizing that an electronic mail message about to be sent from a computing device configured to send an electronic mail message is an unauthorized electronic mail message; and providing at the computing device an alert indicating that the unauthorized electronic mail message is about to be sent, the alert being provided by a user interface configured to receive as input an instruction for further processing of the unauthorized electronic mail message. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. An article of manufacture including a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions, execution of which by a computing device causes the computing device to perform operations comprising:
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recognizing that an electronic mail message about to be sent from a computing device configured to send an electronic mail message is an unauthorized electronic mail message; and providing at the computing device an alert indicating that the unauthorized electronic mail message is about to be sent, the alert being provided by a user interface configured to receive as input an instruction for further processing of the unauthorized electronic mail message. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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41. An e-mail system, comprising:
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means for recognizing that an unauthorized electronic mail message is about to be sent from a computing device configured to send an electronic mail message; and means for providing at the computing device an alert indicating that the unauthorized electronic mail message is about to be sent, the alert being provided by a user interface configured to receive as input an instruction for further processing of the unauthorized electronic mail message. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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