System, method and computer program product for gathering information relating to electronic content utilizing a DNS server
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1. A method, comprising:
- calculating a checksum associated with electronic content associated with an electronic e-mail message;
querying a selected one of a plurality of domain name service (DNS) servers, wherein at least one of the servers is associated with an antispam domain configured to evaluate checksum data and to maintain a cache that includes a plurality of checksum entries; and
receiving information from the selected DNS server relating to the electronic content, wherein the information includes an Internet Protocol (IP) address retrieved from the cache, and the information is utilized to look up additional information that identifies whether the electronic e-mail message is to be quarantined and that indicates a time for which the checksum is to be cached.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, a checksum associated with electronic content is calculated. Further, a domain name service (DNS) server is queried utilizing the checksum. In response to the query, information is received from the DNS server which relates to the electronic content.
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1. A method, comprising:
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calculating a checksum associated with electronic content associated with an electronic e-mail message; querying a selected one of a plurality of domain name service (DNS) servers, wherein at least one of the servers is associated with an antispam domain configured to evaluate checksum data and to maintain a cache that includes a plurality of checksum entries; and receiving information from the selected DNS server relating to the electronic content, wherein the information includes an Internet Protocol (IP) address retrieved from the cache, and the information is utilized to look up additional information that identifies whether the electronic e-mail message is to be quarantined and that indicates a time for which the checksum is to be cached. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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10. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium for performing operations, comprising:
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calculating a checksum associated with electronic content associated with an electronic e-mail message; querying a selected one of a plurality of domain name service (DNS) servers, wherein at least one of the servers is associated with an antispam domain configured to evaluate checksum data and to maintain a cache that includes a plurality of checksum entries; and obtaining information relating to the electronic content based on the query, wherein the information includes an Internet Protocol (IP) address retrieved from the cache and is utilized to look up additional information that identifies whether the electronic e-mail message is to be quarantined and that indicates a time for which the checksum is to be cached.
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11. A system, comprising:
a computer, wherein the system is configured for; calculating a checksum associated with electronic content associated with an electronic e-mail message; and querying a selected one of a plurality of domain name service (DNS) servers, wherein at least one of the servers is associated with an antispam domain configured to evaluate checksum data and to maintain a cache that includes a plurality of checksum entries, wherein information relating to the electronic content is made available utilizing the DNS server query, and wherein the information includes an Internet Protocol (IP) address retrieved from the cache, and the information is utilized to look up additional information that identifies whether the electronic e-mail message is to be quarantined and that indicates a time for which the checksum is to be cached.
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