System, method and computer program product for correcting a date/time associated with an electronic mail message

• US 7,890,587 B1
• Filed: 02/06/2006
• Issued: 02/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: McAfee, LLC
• Original Assignee: McAfee, Inc. (McAfee, LLC)
• Inventors: Chebiyyam, Gopi Krishna
• Primary Examiner(s): Neurauter, Jr.; George C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fearer; Mark D
• Application Number:
  US11/349,479
• Time in Patent Office: 1,835 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206, 709/208
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

A system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, an electronic mail message is identified such that at least one of a date and a time associated with the electronic mail message may be corrected.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

identifying an electronic mail message; and

correcting at least one of a date and a time associated with the electronic mail message;

wherein at least one of a current date and a current time is compared with the at least one of the date and the time associated with the electronic mail message;

wherein the correction of the at least one of the date and the time associated with the electronic mail message is performed based on the comparison;

wherein the correction is performed if the at least one of the current date and the current time differs from the at least one of the date and the time associated with the electronic mail message a predetermined amount, where the correction includes changing the at least one of the date and the time associated with the electronic mail message to the at least one of the current date and the current time.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic mail message is generated and received utilizing an electronic mail message manager including composing, reading, and sending capabilities.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic mail message is a received electronic mail message.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic mail message is a sent electronic mail message.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the date associated with the electronic mail message is corrected.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the time associated with the electronic mail message is corrected.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the date and the time associated with the electronic mail message are corrected.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the date and the time associated with the electronic mail message is corrected by a mail server that sent the electronic mail message.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the date and the time associated with the electronic mail message is corrected by a mail server that received the electronic mail message.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the date and the time associated with the electronic mail message is corrected by a relay mail server that communicates the electronic mail message between a sending mail server and a receiving mail server.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the date and the time associated with the electronic mail message is corrected utilizing a time server.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the time server is capable of transmitting at least one of a current date and a current time, in response to a request therefor.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined amount is user-configurable.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein a notification of the correction is provided.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the notification is provided before sending the electronic mail message to a client.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the notification is provided in conjunction with sending the electronic mail message to a client.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein the notification is provided in the form of a separate electronic mail message.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the changing includes replacing the at least one of the date and the time associated with the electronic mail message with the at least one of the current date and the current time.

15. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising:

computer code for identifying an electronic mail message; and

computer code for correcting at least one of a date and a time associated with the electronic mail message;

wherein the computer program product is operable such that at least one of a current date and a current time is compared with the at least one of the date and the time associated with the electronic mail message;

wherein the computer program product is operable such that the correction of the at least one of the date and the time associated with the electronic mail message is performed based on the comparison;

wherein the computer program product is operable such that the correction is performed if the at least one of the current date and the current time differs from the at least one of the date and the time associated with the electronic mail message a predetermined amount, where the correction includes changing the at least one of the date and the time associated with the electronic mail message to the at least one of the current date and the current time.

16. A system, comprising:

a mail server for communicating an electronic mail message;

wherein at least one of a date and a time associated with the electronic mail message is corrected;

wherein the system is operable such that at least one of a current date and a current time is compared with the at least one of the date and the time associated with the electronic mail message;

wherein the system is operable such that the correction of the at least one of the date and the time associated with the electronic mail message is performed based on the comparison;

wherein the system is operable such that the correction is performed if the at least one of the current date and the current time differs from the at least one of the date and the time associated with the electronic mail message a predetermined amount, where the correction includes changing the at least one of the date and the time associated with the electronic mail message to the at least one of the current date and the current time.