Communicating information about the character of electronic messages to a client
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1. A method for communicating information about content of an electronic message to a remote device, the method comprising:
- receiving at a server the electronic message;
calculating at the server a spam score for the electronic message, the spam score being related to a likelihood that the electronic message comprises spam; and
communicating a message list to the remote device prior to communicating the electronic message to the remote device, wherein the message list includes information about the electronic message including the spam score.
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Abstract
A messaging system on a server computes a spamicity value (spam score) for incoming messages. The messaging system may filter the incoming messages using that spamicity value, or using any other basis. Conversely, the messaging system may not filter the messages at all. In either case, the spamicity value is communicated to a remote device prior to communicating the messages to the remote device. In this way, a messaging client at the remote device may determine whether to retrieve the messages using the calculated spamicity values from the server.
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1. A method for communicating information about content of an electronic message to a remote device, the method comprising:
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receiving at a server the electronic message; calculating at the server a spam score for the electronic message, the spam score being related to a likelihood that the electronic message comprises spam; and communicating a message list to the remote device prior to communicating the electronic message to the remote device, wherein the message list includes information about the electronic message including the spam score. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for communicating information about content of an electronic message to a remote device, comprising:
receiving at the remote device from a server a notification of the electronic message prior to communicating the electronic message to the remote device, the notification including a spam score that identifies a likelihood that the electronic message comprises spam. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A remote device, comprising:
a messaging client configured to receive from a server a notification of an electronic message prior to communicating the electronic message to the remote device, the notification including a spam score identifying a likelihood that the electronic message comprises spam, the spam score having been calculated using resources local to the server. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A server comprising:
a messaging system configured to receive an electronic message, to perform a message analysis on the electronic message to achieve a spam score, and to communicate the spam score to a remote device prior to communicating the electronic message to the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for communicating information about content of an electronic message to a remote device, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving at a server the electronic message; means for determining at the server a spam score for the electronic message, the spam score being related to a likelihood that the electronic message comprises spam; and means for communicating a message list to the remote device prior to communicating the electronic message to the remote device, wherein the message list includes information about the electronic message including the spam score. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions for communicating information about content of an electronic message to a remote device which, when executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform operations, the instructions comprising:
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at least one instruction for receiving at a server the electronic message; at least one instruction for determining at the server a spam score for the electronic message, the spam score being related to a likelihood that the electronic message comprises spam; and at least one instruction for communicating a message list to the remote device prior to communicating the electronic message to the remote device, wherein the message list includes information about the electronic message including the spam score. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. An apparatus for communicating information about content of an electronic message to a remote device, comprising:
means for receiving at the remote device from a server a notification of the electronic message prior to communicating the electronic message to the remote device, the notification including a spam score that identifies a likelihood that the electronic message comprises spam. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions for communicating information about content of an electronic message to a remote device which, when executed by a machined, causes the machine to perform operations, the instructions comprising:
at least one instruction for receiving at the remote device from a server a notification of the electronic message prior to communicating the electronic message to the remote device, the notification including a spam score that identifies a likelihood that the electronic message comprises spam. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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