Using distinguishing properties to classify messages
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1. A method for classifying a message, comprising:
- receiving the message;
identifying in the message at least two distinguishing properties, wherein a domain name in the text of the message is a first distinguishing property;
generating at least two signatures, a first signature of the at least two signatures using the domain name and a second signature using a second distinguishing property of the distinguishing properties;
comparing the at least two signatures to a database of signatures generated by previously classified messages, wherein the second distinguishing property includes information in the text of the message that can be used by a recipient of the message to fulfill a goal of a sender of the message; and
processing the message according to the comparison.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for classifying a message. The method includes receiving the message, identifying in the message a distinguishing property; generating a signature using the distinguishing property; and comparing the signature to a database of signatures generated by previously classified messages.
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1. A method for classifying a message, comprising:
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receiving the message; identifying in the message at least two distinguishing properties, wherein a domain name in the text of the message is a first distinguishing property; generating at least two signatures, a first signature of the at least two signatures using the domain name and a second signature using a second distinguishing property of the distinguishing properties; comparing the at least two signatures to a database of signatures generated by previously classified messages, wherein the second distinguishing property includes information in the text of the message that can be used by a recipient of the message to fulfill a goal of a sender of the message; and processing the message according to the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for classifying a message, the method comprising:
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receiving the message; identifying in the message at least two distinguishing properties, wherein a domain name in the text of the message is a first distinguishing property; generating at least two signatures, a first signature of the at least two signatures using the domain name and a second signature using a second distinguishing property of the distinguishing properties; comparing the at least two signatures to a database of signatures generated by previously classified messages, wherein the second distinguishing property includes information in the text of the message that can be used by a recipient of the message to fulfill a goal of a sender of the message; and processing the message according to the comparison.
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28. A system for classifying a message comprising:
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a mail client in a communication network, the mail client configured to; receive the message, identify in the message at least two distinguishing properties, wherein a domain name in the text of the message is a first distinguishing property; and generate at least two signatures, a first signature of the at least two signatures using the domain name and a second signature using a second distinguishing property of the distinguishing properties; and a mail server configured to; compare the at least two signatures to a database of signatures generated by previously classified messages, wherein the second distinguishing property includes information in the text of the message that can be used by a recipient of the message to fulfill a goal of a sender of the message, and process the message according to the comparison.
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