System and method for verifying delivery and integrity of electronic messages
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1. A method of transmitting a message from a sender to a recipient through a server displaced from the recipient, the steps at the server comprising:
- receiving the message at the server from the sender;
transmitting the message to the recipient;
receiving at the server at least a portion of a data transport protocol dialog generated during transmission of the message from the server to the recipient; and
receiving at the server from the recipient an indication of the failure to deliver the message to the recipient;
forming at the server a first information from the at least a portion of the data transport protocol dialog and the indication of the failure to deliver the message by the recipient; and
transmitting, before any authentication of the message, a copy of the first information to the sender from the server.
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Abstract
The invention provides a system and method for determining when a message is received by a recipient or an agent for the recipient. A link is activated at the recipient to provide an indication that the message has been opened by the recipient. The activation of the link may cause a server remote from the recipient to take some further action.
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1. A method of transmitting a message from a sender to a recipient through a server displaced from the recipient, the steps at the server comprising:
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receiving the message at the server from the sender; transmitting the message to the recipient; receiving at the server at least a portion of a data transport protocol dialog generated during transmission of the message from the server to the recipient; and receiving at the server from the recipient an indication of the failure to deliver the message to the recipient; forming at the server a first information from the at least a portion of the data transport protocol dialog and the indication of the failure to deliver the message by the recipient; and transmitting, before any authentication of the message, a copy of the first information to the sender from the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for transmitting a message through an electronic mail system from an originating processor to a recipient processor and providing proof of receipt of the message by the recipient process, comprising:
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a server displaced from the originating processor and the recipient processor, the server capable of being configured by software commands to; receive a message from the originating processor and to transmit the message to the recipient processor, receive an indication of failure to deliver the message to the recipient processor and a transport protocol dialog generated by the electronic mail system during transmission of the message from the server to the recipient processor, generate a first information from the at least a portion of the transport protocol dialog generated by the electronic mail system during transmission of the message from the server to the recipient processor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of transmitting a message from a sender to a recipient through a server displaced from the recipient, the steps at the server comprising:
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receiving the message at the server from the sender; transmitting the message to the recipient; receiving at the server from the recipient a first information including an indication of the failure to deliver the message to the recipient and at least a portion of a data transport protocol dialog generated during transmission of the first information from the server to the recipient; and storing a representation of the first information received by the server from the recipient in a memory, before any authentication of the message. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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