Method for creating a whitelist for processing e-mails
US7366761B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 9, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of creating a whitelist for processing received e-mail messages. A whitelist is created by software running at an e-mail recipient's computer. The whitelist is constructed using e-mail addresses stored by the recipient (for instance, in an “address book”) as well as using the To:, Cc:, and Bcc: information of e-mails sent by the recipient. The subject line of a received message is also checked to see if it matches the subject line of a message recently sent by the user. If so, the sender is added to the whitelist.
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