Email proxy server with first respondent binding
US8458264B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/48
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An email proxy server receives a registration request from a client having a private email address. The proxy server generates a public email address and associates the public email address with the private email address. Upon receipt of a first email message from a sender having a sender address, the sender address is also associated with the public email address, and a new_from address is generated which is unique. The first and any subsequent email messages which are received with a sender of [email protected] and a recipient of [email protected] is sent to the registered recipient by the proxy, using associated sender [email protected] and registered address [email protected]. Any reply from the private sender carries the recipient [email protected] and sender [email protected], which are translated by the proxy to [email protected] and [email protected], respectively. In this manner, each public address is bound to the first respondent, and is only usable by that respondent.
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