Mail list exceptions
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1. A method comprising:
- creating an electronic mail (email) message having an email address corresponding to a group of email addresses, the email address including an exception demarcated by a sequence of two or more characters after the domain name of the email address, wherein the exception specifies one or more email addresses of the group after the sequence of two or more characters that is not to be sent the email message, the exception created without access to a list of addresses of all members of the group,wherein the exception includes a second email address corresponding to a second group of email addresses, the second email address followed by a second exception demarcated by the sequence of two or more characters after the domain name of the second email address, wherein the second exception specifies at least one email address that is to be exempt from the exception; and
sending the email message addressed to the email address, corresponding to the group of email addresses, with the exception to a mail host without inclusion of addresses of members of the group not specified by the exception.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for sending messages to a list of members of a group with exceptions to one or more members of the group. In one embodiment, the method comprising creating an electronic mail (email) message having an email address corresponding to a group of email addresses and including a specification of one or more email addresses of the group that is not to be sent the email message, without knowledge of addresses of all members of the group, and sending the email message for delivery to a mail host for the group address.
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1. A method comprising:
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creating an electronic mail (email) message having an email address corresponding to a group of email addresses, the email address including an exception demarcated by a sequence of two or more characters after the domain name of the email address, wherein the exception specifies one or more email addresses of the group after the sequence of two or more characters that is not to be sent the email message, the exception created without access to a list of addresses of all members of the group, wherein the exception includes a second email address corresponding to a second group of email addresses, the second email address followed by a second exception demarcated by the sequence of two or more characters after the domain name of the second email address, wherein the second exception specifies at least one email address that is to be exempt from the exception; and sending the email message addressed to the email address, corresponding to the group of email addresses, with the exception to a mail host without inclusion of addresses of members of the group not specified by the exception. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A non-transitory article of manufacture having one or more recordable media storing instructions thereon which, when executed by a system, cause the system to perform a method comprising:
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creating an electronic mail (email) message having an email address corresponding to a group of email addresses, the email address including an exception demarcated by a sequence of two or more characters after the domain name of the email address, wherein the exception specifies one or more email addresses of the group after the sequence of two or more characters that is not to be sent the email message, the exception created without access to a list of addresses of all members of the group, wherein the exception includes a second email address corresponding to a second group of email addresses, the second email address followed by a second exception demarcated by the sequence of two or more characters after the domain name of the second email address, wherein the second exception specifies at least one email address that is to be exempt from the exception; sending the email message addressed to the email address, corresponding to the group of email addresses, with the exception to a mail host without inclusion of addresses of members of the group not specified by the exception. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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receiving an electronic mail (email) message having an email address corresponding to a group of email addresses, the email address including an exception demarcated by a sequence of two or more characters after the domain name of the email address, wherein the exception specifies one or more email addresses of the group after the sequence of two or more characters that is not to be sent the email message without inclusion of addresses of members of the group not specified by the exception, the exception created without access to a list of addresses of all members of the group, wherein the exception includes a second email address corresponding to a second group of email addresses, the second email address followed by a second exception demarcated by the sequence of two or more characters after the domain name of the second email address, wherein the second exception specifies at least one email address that is to be exempt from the exception; and forwarding the email message to all email addresses in the group except the one or more email addresses if the one or more addresses are in the group of email addresses. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory article of manufacture having one or more recordable media storing instructions thereon which, when executed by a system, cause the system to perform a method comprising:
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receiving an electronic mail (email) message having an email address corresponding to a group of email addresses, the email address including an exception demarcated by a sequence of two or more characters after the domain name of the email address, wherein the exception specifies one or more email addresses of the group after the sequence of two or more characters that is not to be sent the email message without inclusion of addresses of members of the group not specified by the exception, the exception created without access to a list of addresses of all members of the group, wherein the exception includes a second email address corresponding to a second group of email addresses, the second email address followed by a second exception demarcated by the sequence of two or more characters after the domain name of the second email address, wherein the second exception specifies at least one email address that is to be exempt from the exception; forwarding the email message to all email addresses in the group except the one or more email addresses if the one or more addresses are in the group of email addresses. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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