Bounce Management in a Trusted Communication Network
First Claim
1. A system for handling bounced messages within a private network processing hub, wherein the private network processing hub is configured to receive and process messages submitted by a plurality of independent member networks that form a private network including the private network processing hub, the system comprising:
- a message transfer agent configured to receive an original message from a member network, wherein the original message is sent from an original sender to a recipient, the message transfer agent further configured to create a tracking identifier indicating that the original message was routed through the private network processing hub, and insert the tracking identifier into the original message prior to sending the original message to the recipient;
a bounce management module configured to receive another message and determine that the another message is a bounced message that was generated in response to the original message, wherein the bounce management module is configured to determine that the another message is a bounced message by determining that the another message includes the tracking identifier.
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Abstract
An embodiment of a method handles bounced messages in a private network processing hub that is configured to handle messages submitted by a plurality of member networks that are registered with the private network processing hub, and wherein the private network processing hub and the plurality of member networks form a private networks. The method may include receiving a first message from a member network or from an unregistered network within the private network processing hub, and determining whether the first message is a bounced message generated in response to an original message sent by the private network processing hub by searching the first message for a tracking identifier that was generated by the private network processing hub and inserted into the original message. The determining operation may include searching for the tracking identifier among a plurality of stored tracking identifiers. A system is described that carries out the method.
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1. A system for handling bounced messages within a private network processing hub, wherein the private network processing hub is configured to receive and process messages submitted by a plurality of independent member networks that form a private network including the private network processing hub, the system comprising:
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a message transfer agent configured to receive an original message from a member network, wherein the original message is sent from an original sender to a recipient, the message transfer agent further configured to create a tracking identifier indicating that the original message was routed through the private network processing hub, and insert the tracking identifier into the original message prior to sending the original message to the recipient;
a bounce management module configured to receive another message and determine that the another message is a bounced message that was generated in response to the original message, wherein the bounce management module is configured to determine that the another message is a bounced message by determining that the another message includes the tracking identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for handling bounced messages in a private network processing hub that is configured to handle messages submitted by a plurality of member networks that are registered with the private network processing hub, and wherein the private network processing hub and the plurality of member networks form a private network, the method comprising:
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within the private network processing hub, receiving a first message from a member network or from an unregistered network, determining whether the first message is a bounced message generated in response to an original message sent by the private network processing hub by searching the first message for a tracking identifier that was generated by the private network processing hub and inserted into the original message. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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