Method and apparatus for identifying and discarding junk electronic mail
US6453327B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 10, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/107
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus, methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed to provide electronic mail systems with the capability for a group of trusted users to collectively determine whether a given electronic mail message is junk e-mail. Further, if the given electronic mail message is determined to be junk mail, the e-mail systems of other trusted users in the group dispose of unviewed copies of the junk e-mail. Thus, the invention reduces the exposure of junk e-mail messages to the group of trusted users.
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