Mail server coordination activities using message metadata
US8640201B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 11, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/101
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a distributed electronic messaging system authorized information comprising metadata concerning a message is passed along from one mail server to another mail server. A receiving computer determines if the sending computer has the necessary authorizations to pass along the metadata. If so, the authorized information is passed along with the message body, enabling repetitious actions to be eliminated. If the sending computer is not authorized to pass along the metadata, the metadata is stripped off the message, changed or annotated.
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