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Filtering e-mail messages

  • US 7,574,476 B2
  • Filed: 02/27/2003
  • Issued: 08/11/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of filtering incoming e-mails, the method comprising:

  • on receipt of a first e-mail from a sender, creating a unique e-mail address and sending an e-mail challenge from the unique e-mail address to the sender requesting that they provide an e-mail confirmation that they are the sender of the first e-mail; and

    automatically processing the first e-mail in accordance to whether or not the confirmation is received.

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